W.C., Noun
  • (n) water_closet, closet, , loo: (a toilet in Britain)
W.M.D., Noun
  • (n) weapon_of_mass_destruction, WMD, : (a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons))
WAC, Noun
  • (n) Wac: (a member of the Women's Army Corps)
  • (n) Women's_Army_Corps, WAC: (an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army)
WAN, Noun
  • (n) wide_area_network, WAN: (a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network)
WASP, Noun
  • (n) WASP, white_Anglo-Saxon_Protestant: (a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination)
  • (n) wasp: (social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting)
WA, Noun
  • (n) Washington, Evergreen_State, WA: (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
WBC, Noun
  • (n) leukocyte, leucocyte, white_blood_cell, white_cell, white_blood_corpuscle, white_corpuscle, WBC: (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)
WHO, Noun
  • (n) World_Health_Organization, WHO: (a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services)
WIMP, Noun
  • (n) weakly_interacting_massive_particle, WIMP: (a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe)
  • (n) wimp, chicken, crybaby: (a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy)
WI, Noun
  • (n) Wisconsin, Badger_State, WI: (a midwestern state in north central United States)
WLAN, Noun
  • (n) wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, wireless_fidelity, WiFi: (a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol)
WMD, Noun
  • (n) weapon_of_mass_destruction, WMD, : (a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons))
WTC, Noun
  • (n) World_Trade_Center, WTC, twin_towers: (twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001)
WTO, Noun
  • (n) World_Trade_Organization, WTO: (an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade)
WWW, Noun
  • (n) World_Wide_Web, WWW, web: (computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol)
WYSIWYG, Adjective
  • (a) WYSIWYG: (relating to or being a word processing system that prints the text exactly as it appears on the computer screen)
WY, Noun
  • (n) Wyoming, Equality_State, WY: (a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east)
W, Noun
  • (n) tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic_number_74: (a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite)
  • (n) W, w, double-u: (the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet)
  • (n) watt, W: (a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm)
  • (n) west, due_west, westward, W: (the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees)
Waco, Noun
  • (n) Waco: (a city in east central Texas)
Wade, Noun
  • (n) Wade, Virginia_Wade: (English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945))
Wagner, Noun
  • (n) Wagner, Otto_Wagner: (Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918))
  • (n) Wagner, Richard_Wagner, Wilhelm_Richard_Wagner: (German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883))
  • (n) Wagner: (the music of Wagner) "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner"
Wagnerian, Adjective
  • (a) Wagnerian: (of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music)
Wagnerian, Noun
  • (n) Wagnerian: (a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner)
Wagon, Noun
  • (n) beach_wagon, station_wagon, wagon, estate_car, beach_waggon, station_waggon, waggon: (a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat)
  • (n) Big_Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's_Wain, Wain, Wagon: (a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major)
  • (n) police_van, police_wagon, paddy_wagon, patrol_wagon, wagon, black_Maria: (van used by police to transport prisoners)
  • (n) wagon, waggon: (any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor)
  • (n) wagon, coaster_wagon: (a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting)
Wahabi, Noun
  • (n) Wahhabi, Wahabi: (a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam) "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"
Wahabism, Noun
  • (n) Wahhabism, Wahabism: (a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia) "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"
Wahhabi, Noun
  • (n) Wahhabi, Wahabi: (a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam) "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"
Wahhabism, Noun
  • (n) Wahhabism, Wahabism: (a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia) "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism"
Wahunsonacock, Noun
  • (n) Powhatan, Wahunsonacock: (Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618))
Wahvey, Noun
  • (n) Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH: (a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
Waikiki, Noun
  • (n) Waikiki: (a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu)
Wain, Noun
  • (n) Big_Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's_Wain, Wain, Wagon: (a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major)
  • (n) Wain, John_Wain, John_Barrington_Wain: (English writer (1925-1994))
  • (n) wain: (large open farm wagon)
Wake, Noun
  • (n) aftermath, wake, backwash: (the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)) "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
  • (n) wake, backwash: (the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward) "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
  • (n) wake, viewing: (a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial) "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
  • (n) Wake_Island, Wake: (an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii)
Walapai, Noun
  • (n) Walapai, Hualapai, Hualpai: (a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona)
  • (n) Walapai, Hualapai, Hualpai: (the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai)
Walbiri, Noun
  • (n) Walbiri, Warlpiri: (a language of Australian aborigines)
Waldenses, Noun
  • (n) Waldenses, Vaudois: (a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century)
Wales, Noun
  • (n) wale, welt, weal, wheal: (a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions)
  • (n) wale, strake: (thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship)
  • (n) Wales, Cymru, Cambria: (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria)
Walhalla, Noun
  • (n) Valhalla, Walhalla: ((Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin)
Walker, Noun
  • (n) pedestrian, walker, footer: (a person who travels by foot)
  • (n) Walker, John_Walker: (New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952))
  • (n) Walker, Alice_Walker, Alice_Malsenior_Walker: (United States writer (born in 1944))
  • (n) walker: (a shoe designed for comfortable walking)
  • (n) walker, Zimmer, Zimmer_frame: (a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk)
  • (n) walker, baby-walker, go-cart: (an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk)
Walkman, Noun
  • (n) Walkman: ((trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones)
Walpole, Noun
  • (n) Walpole, Horace_Walpole, Horatio_Walpole, Fourth_Earl_of_Orford: (English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797))
  • (n) Walpole, Robert_Walpole, Sir_Robert_Walpole, First_Earl_of_Orford: (Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745))
Walter, Noun
  • (n) Walter, Bruno_Walter: (German conductor (1876-1962))
Walton, Noun
  • (n) Walton, William_Walton, Sir_William_Walton, Sir_William_Turner_Walton: (English composer (1902-1983))
  • (n) Walton, Izaak_Walton: (English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683))
  • (n) Walton, _Walton, Ernest_Walton, Ernest_Thomas_Sinton_Walton: (Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995))
Wandala, Noun
  • (n) Mandara, Wandala: (a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels)
Ward, Noun
  • (n) cellblock, ward: (a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells))
  • (n) ward: (a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another)
  • (n) ward: (a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections)
  • (n) ward, hospital_ward: (block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care) "they put her in a 4-bed ward"
  • (n) Ward, Barbara_Ward, Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth: (English economist and conservationist (1914-1981))
  • (n) Ward, _Humphrey_Ward, Mary_Augusta_Arnold_Ward: (English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920))
  • (n) Ward, Montgomery_Ward, Aaron_Montgomery_Ward: (United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913))
Warlpiri, Noun
  • (n) Walbiri, Warlpiri: (a language of Australian aborigines)
Warner, Noun
  • (n) Warner, Charles_Dudley_Warner: (United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958))
  • (n) warner: (someone who gives a warning to others)
Warren, Noun
  • (n) Warren, Robert_Penn_Warren: (United States writer and poet (1905-1989))
  • (n) Warren, Earl_Warren: (United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974))
  • (n) warren, rabbit_warren: (a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits)
  • (n) warren, rabbit_warren: (an overcrowded residential area)
  • (n) warren: (a colony of rabbits)
Warsaw, Noun
  • (n) Warszawa, Warsaw, capital_of_Poland: (the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland)
Warszawa, Noun
  • (n) Warszawa, Warsaw, capital_of_Poland: (the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland)
Warwick, Noun
  • (n) Warwick, Earl_of_Warwick, Richard_Neville, Kingmaker: (English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471))
Washington, Noun
  • (n) Capital, Washington: (the federal government of the United States)
  • (n) Washington, , American_capital, capital_of_the_United_States: (the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791)
  • (n) Washington, Evergreen_State, WA: (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
  • (n) Washington, George_Washington, President_Washington: (1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799))
  • (n) Washington, _Washington, Booker_Taliaferro_Washington: (United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915))
Washingtonian, Adjective
  • (a) Washingtonian: (of or relating to or in the manner of George Washington)
  • (a) Washingtonian: (of or relating to the people who run the federal government) "Washingtonian politics as usual"
  • (a) Washingtonian: (of or relating to the capital of the United States) "Washingtonian museums"
  • (a) Washingtonian: (of or relating to or in the state of Washington)
Washingtonian, Noun
  • (n) Washingtonian: (a native or resident of the city of Washington)
  • (n) Washingtonian: (a native or resident of the state of Washington)
Waterloo, Noun
  • (n) Waterloo: (a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat)
  • (n) waterloo: (a final crushing defeat) "he met his waterloo"
  • (n) Waterloo, Battle_of_Waterloo: (the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon)
Watertown, Noun
  • (n) Watertown: (a town in southeastern Wisconsin)
  • (n) Watertown: (a town in northern New York)
Watson, Noun
  • (n) Watson, Thomas_Augustus_Watson: (United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934))
  • (n) Watson, John_Broadus_Watson: (United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958))
  • (n) Watson, James_Watson, James_Dewey_Watson: (United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928))
Watt, Noun
  • (n) watt, W: (a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm)
  • (n) Watt, James_Watt: (Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819))
Watusi, Noun
  • (n) Tutsi, Watutsi, Watusi: (a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi)
Watutsi, Noun
  • (n) Tutsi, Watutsi, Watusi: (a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi)
Waugh, Noun
  • (n) Waugh, Evelyn_Waugh, Evelyn_Arthur_Saint_John_Waugh: (English author of satirical novels (1903-1966))
Wave, Noun
  • (n) wave, moving_ridge: (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))
  • (n) wave: (a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon) "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
  • (n) wave, undulation: ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)
  • (n) wave: (something that rises rapidly) "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"
  • (n) wave, waving, wafture: (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand)
  • (n) wave: (a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair)
  • (n) wave, undulation: (an undulating curve)
  • (n) wave: (a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)) "a heat wave"
  • (n) Wave: (a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch)
Wayland, Noun
  • (n) Wayland, Wayland_the_Smith, Wieland: ((European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund)
Wayne, Noun
  • (n) Wayne, John_Wayne, Duke_Wayne: (United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979))
  • (n) Wayne, Anthony_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne: (American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796))
WbN, Noun
  • (n) west_by_north, WbN: (the compass point that is one point north of due west)
Wb, Noun
  • (n) weber, Wb: (a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells)
Weber, Noun
  • (n) weber, Wb: (a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells)
  • (n) Weber, Wilhelm_Eduard_Weber: (German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891))
  • (n) Weber, Max_Weber: (United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961))
  • (n) Weber, Max_Weber: (German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920))
  • (n) Weber, Carl_Maria_von_Weber, Baron_Karl_Maria_Friedrich_Ernst_von_Weber: (German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826))
  • (n) Weber, _Weber, Ernst_Heinrich_Weber: (German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878))
Webster, Noun
  • (n) Webster, John_Webster: (English playwright (1580-1625))
  • (n) Webster, Daniel_Webster: (United States politician and orator (1782-1817))
  • (n) Webster, Noah_Webster: (United States lexicographer (1758-1843))
Wed, Noun
  • (n) Wednesday, Midweek, Wed: (the fourth day of the week; the third working day)
Wednesday, Noun
  • (n) Wednesday, Midweek, Wed: (the fourth day of the week; the third working day)
Wei, Noun
  • (n) Wei, Wei_dynasty: (any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556)
Weill, Noun
  • (n) Weill, Kurt_Weill: (German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950))
Weimar, Noun
  • (n) Weimar: (a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933)
Weird, Noun
  • (n) Wyrd, Weird: (fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters)
Weld, Noun
  • (n) dyer's_rocket, dyer's_mignonette, weld, Reseda_luteola: (European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America)
  • (n) Weld, Theodore_Dwight_Weld: (United States abolitionist (1803-1895))
  • (n) weld: (a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together)
Wellington, Noun
  • (n) Hessian_boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington_boot: ((19th century) a man's high tasseled boot)
  • (n) Wellington, Duke_of_Wellington, First_Duke_of_Wellington, Arthur_Wellesley, Iron_Duke: (British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852))
  • (n) Wellington, capital_of_New_Zealand: (the capital of New Zealand)
Welsh, Adjective
  • (a) Welsh, Cambrian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language) "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"
Welsh, Noun
  • (n) Welsh, Cymric: (a Celtic language of Wales)
  • (n) Welsh, Welsh_Black: (a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales)
  • (n) Welshman, Welsh, Cambrian, Cymry: (a native or resident of Wales)
Welshman, Noun
  • (n) Welshman, Welsh, Cambrian, Cymry: (a native or resident of Wales)
Weltschmerz, Noun
  • (n) world-weariness, Weltschmerz: (sadness on thinking about the evils of the world)
Wembley, Noun
  • (n) Wembley: (a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium)
Wesley, Noun
  • (n) Wesley, Charles_Wesley: (English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788))
  • (n) Wesley, John_Wesley: (English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791))
Wesleyan, Adjective
  • (a) Methodist, Wesleyan: (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley) "Methodist theology"
Wesleyan, Noun
  • (n) Wesleyan: (a follower of Wesleyanism)
Wesleyanism, Noun
  • (n) Wesleyanism, Wesleyism: (evangelical principles taught by John Wesley)
Wesleyism, Noun
  • (n) Wesleyanism, Wesleyism: (evangelical principles taught by John Wesley)
West, Noun
  • (n) West, Occident: (the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America)
  • (n) west, due_west, westward, W: (the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees)
  • (n) West, western_United_States: (the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River)
  • (n) west: (the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point)
  • (n) West, Rebecca_West, Dame_Rebecca_West, Cicily_Isabel_Fairfield: (British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983))
  • (n) West, Mae_West: (United States film actress (1892-1980))
  • (n) West, Benjamin_West: (English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820))
  • (n) west: (a location in the western part of a country, region, or city)
Western, Noun
  • (n) Western, horse_opera: (a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development)
  • (n) western, western_sandwich: (a sandwich made from a western omelet)
Westernisation, Noun
  • (n) Westernization, Westernisation: (assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization)
Westernization, Noun
  • (n) Westernization, Westernisation: (assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization)
Westminster, Noun
  • (n) Westminster, City_of_Westminster: (a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey)
Weston, Noun
  • (n) Weston, Edward_Weston: (United States photographer(1886-1958))
Wharton, Noun
  • (n) Wharton, Edith_Wharton, Edith_Newbold_Jones_Wharton: (United States novelist (1862-1937))
Wheeler, Noun
  • (n) cyclist, bicyclist, bicycler, wheeler: (a person who rides a bicycle)
  • (n) wheel_horse, wheeler: (a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle)
  • (n) Wheeler, Sir_Mortimer_Wheeler, Sir_Robert_Eric_Mortimer_Wheeler: (Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976))
  • (n) wheeler: (the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling)
  • (n) wheelwright, wheeler: (someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels)
Wheeling, Noun
  • (n) Wheeling: (a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river)
  • (n) wheeling, rolling: (propelling something on wheels)
Whistler, Noun
  • (n) goldeneye, whistler, Bucephela_clangula: (large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions)
  • (n) hoary_marmot, whistler, whistling_marmot, Marmota_caligata: (large North American mountain marmot)
  • (n) thickhead, whistler: (Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call)
  • (n) Whistler, James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler: (United States painter (1834-1903))
  • (n) whistler: (someone who makes a loud high sound)
White, Noun
  • (n) egg_white, white, albumen, ovalbumin: (the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water) "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
  • (n) flannel, gabardine, tweed, white: ((usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth)
  • (n) White, White_person, Caucasian: (a member of the Caucasoid race)
  • (n) white, whiteness: (the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black))
  • (n) White, Edward_White, _White, : (United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921))
  • (n) White, Patrick_White, Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White: (Australian writer (1912-1990))
  • (n) White, _White, Theodore_Harold_White: (United States political journalist (1915-1986))
  • (n) White, Stanford_White: (United States architect (1853-1906))
  • (n) White, _White, Elwyn_Brooks_White: (United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985))
  • (n) White, _White, Andrew_Dickson_White: (United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918))
  • (n) White, White_River: (a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri)
  • (n) white: ((board games) the lighter pieces)
Whitehall, Noun
  • (n) Whitehall: (a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices)
  • (n) Whitehall: (the British civil service)
Whitehead, Noun
  • (n) Whitehead, Alfred_North_Whitehead: (English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947))
  • (n) whitehead, milium: (a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland)
Whitman, Noun
  • (n) Whitman, Walt_Whitman: (United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892))
  • (n) Whitman, Marcus_Whitman: (United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847))
Whitney, Noun
  • (n) Whitney, Eli_Whitney: (United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825))
  • (n) Whitney, Mount_Whitney: (the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high))
Whitsun, Noun
  • (n) Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek: (Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days))
Whitsunday, Noun
  • (n) Pentecost, Whitsunday: (seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland)
Whitsuntide, Noun
  • (n) Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek: (Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days))
Whittle, Noun
  • (n) Whittle, Frank_Whittle, Sir_Frank_Whittle: (English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996))
Whitweek, Noun
  • (n) Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek: (Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days))
WiFi, Noun
  • (n) wireless_local_area_network, WLAN, wireless_fidelity, WiFi: (a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol)
Wicca, Noun
  • (n) Wicca: (a community of followers of the Wicca religion)
  • (n) Wicca: (the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe)
Wiccan, Adjective
  • (a) Wiccan: (of or relating to Wicca)
Wiccan, Noun
  • (n) Wiccan, witch: (a believer in Wicca)
Wichita, Noun
  • (n) Wichita: (a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas)
  • (n) Wichita: (the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River)
  • (n) Wichita: (the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita)
Wickliffe, Noun
  • (n) Wycliffe, John_Wycliffe, Wickliffe, John_Wickliffe, Wyclif, John_Wyclif, Wiclif, John_Wiclif: (English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384))
Wiclif, Noun
  • (n) Wycliffe, John_Wycliffe, Wickliffe, John_Wickliffe, Wyclif, John_Wyclif, Wiclif, John_Wiclif: (English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384))
Wieland, Noun
  • (n) Wayland, Wayland_the_Smith, Wieland: ((European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund)
Wiener, Noun
  • (n) frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot_dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie: (a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)
  • (n) Wiener, Norbert_Wiener: (United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964))
Wiesel, Noun
  • (n) Wiesel, Elie_Wiesel, Eliezer_Wiesel: (United States writer (born in Romania) who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928))
Wiesenthal, Noun
  • (n) Wiesenthal, Samuel_Wiesenthal: (Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908))
Wight, Noun
  • (n) creature, wight: (a human being; `wight' is an archaic term)
  • (n) Wight, Isle_of_Wight: (an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel)
Wilde, Noun
  • (n) Wilde, Oscar_Wilde, Oscar_Fingal_O'Flahertie_Wills_Wilde: (Irish writer and wit (1854-1900))
Wilder, Noun
  • (n) Wilder, Thornton_Wilder, Thornton_Niven_Wilder: (United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975))
  • (n) Wilder, Billy_Wilder, Samuel_Wilder: (United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002))
Wilderness, Noun
  • (n) wilderness: ((politics) a state of disfavor) "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
  • (n) Wilderness: (a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War)
  • (n) wilderness, wild: (a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition) "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
  • (n) wilderness: (a bewildering profusion) "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"
Wilkins, Noun
  • (n) Wilkins, Roy_Wilkins: (United States civil rights leader (1901-1981))
  • (n) Wilkins, George_Hubert_Wilkins: (Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958))
  • (n) Wilkins, Maurice_Wilkins, Maurice_Hugh_Frederick_Wilkins: (English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004))
Wilkinson, Noun
  • (n) Wilkinson, Sir_Geoffrey_Wilkinson: (English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921))
Willard, Noun
  • (n) Willard, Frances_Elizabeth_Caroline_Willard: (United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898))
  • (n) Willard, Emma_Hart_Willard: (United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870))
Williams, Noun
  • (n) Williams, Hank_Williams, Hiram_Williams, Hiram_King_Williams: (United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953))
  • (n) Williams, Sir_Bernard_Williams, Bernard_Arthur_Owen_Williams: (English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003))
  • (n) Williams, William_Carlos_Williams: (United States poet (1883-1963))
  • (n) Williams, Ted_Williams, Theodore_Samuel_Williams: (United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002))
  • (n) Williams, Roger_Williams: (English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683))
  • (n) Williams, Tennessee_Williams, Thomas_Lanier_Williams: (United States playwright (1911-1983))
Willis, Noun
  • (n) Willis, Thomas_Willis: (English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675))
Wilmington, Noun
  • (n) Wilmington: (a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River)
  • (n) Wilmington: (the largest city in Delaware)
Wilno, Noun
  • (n) Vilnius, Vilna, Vilno, Wilno, capital_of_Lithuania: (the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania)
Wilson, Noun
  • (n) Wilson, Harriet_Wilson: (author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870))
  • (n) Wilson, Sir_Angus_Wilson, Angus_Frank_Johnstone_Wilson: (English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991))
  • (n) Wilson, Alexander_Wilson: (Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813))
  • (n) Wilson, Robert_Woodrow_Wilson: (United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918))
  • (n) Wilson, John_Tuzo_Wilson: (Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993))
  • (n) Wilson, James_Wilson: (American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798))
  • (n) Wilson, _Wilson, Edward_Osborne_Wilson: (United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929))
  • (n) Wilson, Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson: (Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959))
  • (n) Wilson, Edmund_Wilson: (United States literary critic (1895-1972))
  • (n) Wilson, Woodrow_Wilson, Thomas_Woodrow_Wilson, President_Wilson: (28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924))
  • (n) Wilson, Mount_Wilson: (a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high))
Wilton, Noun
  • (n) Wilton, Wilton_carpet: (a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile)
Wimbledon, Noun
  • (n) Wimbledon: (a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts)
Winchester, Noun
  • (n) Winchester: (a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire)
  • (n) Winchester: (a shoulder rifle)
Windsor, Noun
  • (n) Windsor: (a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit)
  • (n) Windsor, House_of_Windsor: (the British royal family since 1917)
Winfred, Noun
  • (n) Boniface, Saint_Boniface, _Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith, Apostle_of_Germany: ((Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754))
Winnipeg, Noun
  • (n) Winnipeg: (the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters)
  • (n) Winnipeg, Lake_Winnipeg: (a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba)
Wintera, Noun
  • (n) Pseudowintera, genus_Pseudowintera, Wintera, genus_Wintera: (evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand)
Wisconsin, Noun
  • (n) Wisconsin, Wisconsin_River: (a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin)
  • (n) Wisconsin, Badger_State, WI: (a midwestern state in north central United States)
Wisconsinite, Noun
  • (n) Wisconsinite, Badger: (a native or resident of Wisconsin)
Wisdom, Noun
  • (n) wisdom: (accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment)
  • (n) wisdom, wiseness: (the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight)
  • (n) wisdom, sapience: (ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight)
  • (n) wisdom, wiseness, soundness: (the quality of being prudent and sensible)
  • (n) Wisdom_of_Solomon, Wisdom: (an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC)
Wise, Noun
  • (n) wise: (a way of doing or being) "in no wise"; "in this wise"
  • (n) Wise, Stephen_Samuel_Wise: (United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949))
  • (n) Wise, Isaac_Mayer_Wise: (United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900))
Witwatersrand, Noun
  • (n) Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef: (a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese)
Wobbly, Noun
  • (n) Wobbly: (a member of the Industrial Workers of the World)
Wodan, Noun
  • (n) Woden, Wodan: (chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan)
Wodehouse, Noun
  • (n) Wodehouse, _Wodehouse, Pelham_Grenville_Wodehouse: (English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975))
Woden, Noun
  • (n) Woden, Wodan: (chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan)
Wolf, Noun
  • (n) beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat: (a cruelly rapacious person)
  • (n) wolf: (any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs)
  • (n) Wolf, Hugo_Wolf: (Austrian composer (1860-1903))
  • (n) Wolf, Friedrich_August_Wolf: (German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824))
  • (n) wolf, woman_chaser, skirt_chaser, masher: (a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women)
Wolfe, Noun
  • (n) Wolfe, Tom_Wolfe, Thomas_Wolfe, : (United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931))
  • (n) Wolfe, Thomas_Wolfe, Thomas_Clayton_Wolfe: (United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938))
Wolff, Noun
  • (n) Wolff, Kaspar_Friedrich_Wolff: (German anatomist (1733-1794))
Wolverine, Noun
  • (n) glutton, Gulo_gulo, wolverine: (musteline mammal of northern Eurasia)
  • (n) Michigander, Wolverine: (a native or resident of Michigan)
  • (n) wolverine, carcajou, skunk_bear, Gulo_luscus: (stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal)
Wood, Noun
  • (n) forest, wood, woods: (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
  • (n) wood: (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)
  • (n) Wood, Natalie_Wood: (United States film actress (1938-1981))
  • (n) Wood, Sir_Henry_Wood, Sir_Henry_Joseph_Wood: (English conductor (1869-1944))
  • (n) Wood, _Henry_Wood, Ellen_Price_Wood: (English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887))
  • (n) Wood, Grant_Wood: (United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942))
  • (n) wood: (a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head) "metal woods are now standard"
  • (n) woodwind, woodwind_instrument, wood: (any wind instrument other than the brass instruments)
Woodbury, Noun
  • (n) Woodbury, Helen_Laura_Sumner_Woodbury: (United States social economist (1876-1933))
Woodward, Noun
  • (n) Woodward, _Vann_Woodward, Comer_Vann_Woodward: (United States historian (1908-1999))
  • (n) Woodward, Bob_Woodward, Robert_Woodward, Robert_Burns_Woodward: (United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979))
Worcester, Noun
  • (n) Worcester, Joseph_Emerson_Worcester: (United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865))
  • (n) Worcester: (an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston)
  • (n) Worcester: (a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn)
Word, Noun
  • (n) Bible, Christian_Bible, Book, Good_Book, Holy_Scripture, Holy_Writ, Scripture, Word_of_God, Word: (the sacred writings of the Christian religions) "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
  • (n) discussion, give-and-take, word: (an exchange of views on some topic) "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
  • (n) news, intelligence, tidings, word: (information about recent and important events) "they awaited news of the outcome"
  • (n) parole, word, word_of_honor: (a promise) "he gave his word"
  • (n) password, watchword, word, parole, countersign: (a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group) "he forgot the password"
  • (n) Son, Word, Logos: (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))
  • (n) word: (a unit of language that native speakers can identify) "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
  • (n) word: (a brief statement) "he didn't say a word about it"
  • (n) word: (a verbal command for action) "when I give the word, charge!"
  • (n) word: (a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory) "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
Wordsworth, Noun
  • (n) Wordsworth, William_Wordsworth: (a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850))
Worth, Noun
  • (n) worth: (an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value) "10 dollars worth of gasoline"
  • (n) worth: (the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful)
  • (n) Worth, Charles_Frederick_Worth: (French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895))
Wright, Noun
  • (n) Wright, Willard_Huntington_Wright, _Van_Dine: (United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939))
  • (n) Wright, Richard_Wright: (United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960))
  • (n) Wright, Wilbur_Wright: (United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912))
  • (n) Wright, Orville_Wright: (United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948))
  • (n) Wright, Frank_Lloyd_Wright: (influential United States architect (1869-1959))
  • (n) Wright, Frances_Wright, Fanny_Wright: (United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852))
  • (n) wright: (someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination))
Writings, Noun
  • (n) Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings: (the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
  • (n) writing, authorship, composition, penning: (the act of creating written works) "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
  • (n) writing, written_material, piece_of_writing: (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)) "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
  • (n) writing: ((usually plural) the collected work of an author) "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
  • (n) writing: (letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language) "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
  • (n) writing, committal_to_writing: (the activity of putting something in written form) "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
Wroclaw, Noun
  • (n) Wroclaw, Breslau: (a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder)
Wuerzburg, Noun
  • (n) Wurzburg, Wuerzburg: (a city of south central Germany)
Wulfila, Noun
  • (n) Ulfilas, Bishop_Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop_Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop_Wulfila: (a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382))
Wurzburg, Noun
  • (n) Wurzburg, Wuerzburg: (a city of south central Germany)
Wyat, Noun
  • (n) Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyatt, Wyat, Sir_Thomas_Wyat: (English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542))
Wyatt, Noun
  • (n) Wyatt, James_Wyatt: (English architect (1746-1813))
  • (n) Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyatt, Wyat, Sir_Thomas_Wyat: (English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542))
Wyclif, Noun
  • (n) Wycliffe, John_Wycliffe, Wickliffe, John_Wickliffe, Wyclif, John_Wyclif, Wiclif, John_Wiclif: (English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384))
Wycliffe, Noun
  • (n) Wycliffe, John_Wycliffe, Wickliffe, John_Wickliffe, Wyclif, John_Wyclif, Wiclif, John_Wiclif: (English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384))
Wynfrith, Noun
  • (n) Boniface, Saint_Boniface, _Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith, Apostle_of_Germany: ((Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754))
Wyoming, Noun
  • (n) Wyoming, Equality_State, WY: (a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east)
Wyrd, Noun
  • (n) Wyrd, Weird: (fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters)
Wytensin, Noun
  • (n) guanabenz, Wytensin: (antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system)
wacko, Noun
  • (n) nutter, wacko, whacko: (a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad)
wacky, Adjective
  • (s) balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"
  • (s) cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany: (ludicrous, foolish) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
wad, Noun
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent) "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad: (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
  • (n) wad: (a small mass of soft material) "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
wad, Verb
  • (v) jam, jampack, ram, chock_up, cram, wad: (crowd or pack to capacity) "the theater was jampacked"
  • (v) pack, bundle, wad, compact: (compress into a wad) "wad paper into the box"
wadding, Noun
  • (n) packing_material, packing, wadding: (any material used especially to protect something)
waddle, Noun
  • (n) waddle: (walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other) "ducks walk with a waddle"
waddle, Verb
  • (v) toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle: (walk unsteadily) "small children toddle"
wade, Verb
  • (v) wade: (walk (through relatively shallow water)) "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"
wader, Noun
  • (n) wading_bird, wader: (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)
wads, Noun
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent) "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad: (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
  • (n) tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings: (a large number or amount) "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
  • (n) wad: (a small mass of soft material) "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
wafer, Noun
  • (n) wafer: (a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters)
  • (n) wafer: (a small thin crisp cake or cookie)
  • (n) wafer: (thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist))
waffle, Noun
  • (n) waffle: (pancake batter baked in a waffle iron)
waffle, Verb
  • (v) hesitate, waver, waffle: (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness) "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
waft, Noun
  • (n) pennant, pennon, streamer, waft: (a long flag; often tapering)
waft, Verb
  • (v) waft: (be driven or carried along, as by the air) "Sounds wafted into the room"
  • (v) waft: (blow gently) "A breeze wafted through the door"
wafture, Noun
  • (n) wave, waving, wafture: (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand)
wag, Noun
  • (n) wag, wit, card: (a witty amusing person who makes jokes)
  • (n) wag, waggle, shake: (causing to move repeatedly from side to side)
wag, Verb
  • (v) wag, waggle: (move from side to side) "The happy dog wagged his tail"
wage-earning, Adjective
  • (s) propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar: (of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers) "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw"
  • (s) wage-earning, working-class: (working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries) "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor"
wage, Noun
  • (n) wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary: (something that remunerates) "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
wage, Verb
  • (v) engage, wage: (carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)) "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
wager, Noun
  • (n) bet, wager: (the act of gambling) "he did it on a bet"
  • (n) stake, stakes, bet, wager: (the money risked on a gamble)
wager, Verb
  • (v) bet, wager: (maintain with or as if with a bet) "I bet she will be there!"
  • (v) bet, wager, play: (stake on the outcome of an issue) "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
wagerer, Noun
  • (n) bettor, better, wagerer, punter: (someone who bets)
wages, Noun
  • (n) wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary: (something that remunerates) "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
  • (n) wages, reward, payoff: (a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing) "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
waggery, Noun
  • (n) drollery, waggery: (a quaint and amusing jest)
  • (n) waggery, waggishness: (waggish behavior)
waggishness, Noun
  • (n) waggery, waggishness: (waggish behavior)
waggle, Noun
  • (n) wag, waggle, shake: (causing to move repeatedly from side to side)
waggle, Verb
  • (v) wag, waggle: (move from side to side) "The happy dog wagged his tail"
  • (v) wamble, waggle: (move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion)
waggon, Noun
  • (n) beach_wagon, station_wagon, wagon, estate_car, beach_waggon, station_waggon, waggon: (a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat)
  • (n) wagon, waggon: (any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor)
waggoner, Noun
  • (n) wagoner, waggoner: (the driver of a wagon)
waggonwright, Noun
  • (n) wagonwright, waggonwright, wainwright: (a wagon maker)
wagon-lit, Noun
  • (n) sleeping_car, sleeper, wagon-lit: (a passenger car that has berths for sleeping)
wagoner, Noun
  • (n) wagoner, waggoner: (the driver of a wagon)
wagonwright, Noun
  • (n) wagonwright, waggonwright, wainwright: (a wagon maker)
waif, Noun
  • (n) waif, street_child: (a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned) "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
wail, Noun
  • (n) lament, lamentation, plaint, wail: (a cry of sorrow and grief) "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
wail, Verb
  • (v) howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup: (emit long loud cries) "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
  • (v) wail, whimper, mewl, pule: (cry weakly or softly) "she wailed with pain"
wailful, Adjective
  • (s) lamenting, wailing, wailful: (vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression) "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare"
wailing, Adjective
  • (s) lamenting, wailing, wailful: (vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression) "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare"
wailing, Noun
  • (n) wailing, bawling: (loud cries made while weeping)
wainscot, Noun
  • (n) wainscot, dado: (panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall)
  • (n) wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting: (wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room)
wainscoted, Adjective
  • (s) paneled, wainscoted: (fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting)
wainscoting, Noun
  • (n) wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting: (wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room)
  • (n) wainscoting, wainscotting: (a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively))
wainscotting, Noun
  • (n) wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting: (wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room)
  • (n) wainscoting, wainscotting: (a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively))
wainwright, Noun
  • (n) wagonwright, waggonwright, wainwright: (a wagon maker)
waist, Noun
  • (n) shank, waist: (the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole)
  • (n) waist, waistline: (the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips)
waistband, Noun
  • (n) girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth: (a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers)
waistcloth, Noun
  • (n) girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth: (a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers)
waistcoat, Noun
  • (n) vest, waistcoat: (a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat)
waistline, Noun
  • (n) waist, waistline: (the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips)
wait, Noun
  • (n) delay, hold, time_lag, postponement, wait: (time during which some action is awaited) "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
  • (n) wait, waiting: (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)) "the wait was an ordeal for him"
wait, Verb
  • (v) expect, look, await, wait: (look forward to the probable occurrence of) "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
  • (v) wait: (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something) "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
  • (v) wait, hold_off, hold_back: (wait before acting) "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
  • (v) wait, waitress: (serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant) "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
waiter, Noun
  • (n) waiter, server: (a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant))
  • (n) waiter: (a person who waits or awaits)
waiting, Adjective
  • (s) waiting, ready_and_waiting: (being and remaining ready and available for use) "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"
waiting, Noun
  • (n) wait, waiting: (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)) "the wait was an ordeal for him"
waitress, Noun
  • (n) waitress: (a woman waiter)
waitress, Verb
  • (v) wait, waitress: (serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant) "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
waive, Verb
  • (v) forfeit, give_up, throw_overboard, waive, forgo, forego: (lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime) "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
  • (v) waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense_with: (do without or cease to hold or adhere to) "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
waiver, Noun
  • (n) release, waiver, discharge: (a formal written statement of relinquishment)
wake-robin, Noun
  • (n) jack-in-the-pulpit, Indian_turnip, wake-robin, Arisaema_triphyllum, Arisaema_atrorubens: (common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries)
  • (n) trillium, wood_lily, wake-robin: (any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower)
wake, Verb
  • (v) awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake_up, arouse: (cause to become awake or conscious) "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  • (v) inflame, stir_up, wake, ignite, heat, fire_up: (arouse or excite feelings and passions) "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
  • (v) wake: (be awake, be alert, be there)
  • (v) wake: (make aware of) "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
  • (v) wake_up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken: (stop sleeping) "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
wakeboard, Noun
  • (n) wake_board, wakeboard: (a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat)
wakeful, Adjective
  • (s) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful: (carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger) "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
  • (s) light, wakeful: ((of sleep) easily disturbed) "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
  • (s) waking, wakeful: (marked by full consciousness or alertness) "worked every moment of my waking hours"
wakefulness, Noun
  • (n) wakefulness: (a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world) "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar"
  • (n) wakefulness, sleeplessness: (a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep) "accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come"
  • (n) watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness: (the process of paying close and continuous attention) "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
wakeless, Adjective
  • (s) heavy, profound, sound, wakeless: ((of sleep) deep and complete) "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
waken, Verb
  • (v) awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake_up, arouse: (cause to become awake or conscious) "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  • (v) wake_up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken: (stop sleeping) "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
wakening, Noun
  • (n) awakening, wakening, waking_up: (the act of waking) "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
waker, Noun
  • (n) waker, rouser, arouser: (someone who rouses others from sleep)
  • (n) waker: (a person who awakes) "an early waker"
waking, Adjective
  • (s) waking, wakeful: (marked by full consciousness or alertness) "worked every moment of my waking hours"
waking, Noun
  • (n) waking: (the state of remaining awake) "days of danger and nights of waking"
waldmeister, Noun
  • (n) sweet_woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant_bedstraw, Galium_odoratum, Asperula_odorata: (Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula)
  • (n) sweet_woodruff, waldmeister: (fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine)
wale, Noun
  • (n) wale, welt, weal, wheal: (a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions)
  • (n) wale, strake: (thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship)
walk-in, Adjective
  • (s) walk-in: ((of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter) "a deep walk-in refrigerator"; "walk-in closets"
walk-in, Noun
  • (n) walk-in: (person who walks in without having an appointment) "the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins"
  • (n) walk-in: (an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum)
  • (n) walk-in, waltz: (an assured victory (especially in an election))
  • (n) walk-in: (a small room large enough to admit entrance)
walk-on, Adjective
  • (a) nonspeaking, walk-on: (not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines) "had a nonspeaking role in the play"
walk-on, Noun
  • (n) walk-on: (plays a small part in a dramatic production)
walk-to, Adjective
  • (s) walk-to, walking: (close enough to be walked to) "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"
walk, Noun
  • (n) base_on_balls, walk, pass: ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls) "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
  • (n) walk, walking: (the act of traveling by foot) "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
  • (n) walk, manner_of_walking: (manner of walking) "he had a funny walk"
  • (n) walk: (the act of walking somewhere) "he took a walk after lunch"
  • (n) walk, walkway, paseo: (a path set aside for walking) "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
  • (n) walk: (a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground)
  • (n) walk_of_life, walk: (careers in general) "it happens in all walks of life"
walk, Verb
  • (v) walk: (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps) "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
  • (v) walk: (accompany or escort) "I'll walk you to your car"
  • (v) walk: (obtain a base on balls)
  • (v) walk: (traverse or cover by walking) "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
  • (v) walk: (give a base on balls to)
  • (v) walk: (live or behave in a specified manner) "walk in sadness"
  • (v) walk: (be or act in association with) "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
  • (v) walk: (walk at a pace) "The horses walked across the meadow"
  • (v) walk: (make walk) "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
  • (v) walk, take_the_air: (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure) "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
walkaway, Noun
  • (n) runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway: (an easy victory)
walkie-talkie, Noun
  • (n) walkie-talkie, walky-talky: (small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter))
walking, Adjective
  • (s) walk-to, walking: (close enough to be walked to) "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"
walking, Noun
  • (n) walk, walking: (the act of traveling by foot) "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
walkout, Noun
  • (n) walkout: (a strike in which the workers walk out)
  • (n) walkout: (the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest) "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"
walkover, Noun
  • (n) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck_soup, child's_play, pushover, walkover, piece_of_cake: (any undertaking that is easy to do) "marketing this product will be no picnic"
  • (n) walkover: (backbends combined with handstands)
walkway, Noun
  • (n) walk, walkway, paseo: (a path set aside for walking) "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
walky-talky, Noun
  • (n) walkie-talkie, walky-talky: (small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter))
wall-paperer, Noun
  • (n) wallpaperer, wall-paperer: (a worker who papers walls)
wall, Noun
  • (n) rampart, bulwark, wall: (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes) "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
  • (n) wall: (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure) "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
  • (n) wall: (anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect) "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
  • (n) wall, paries: ((anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure) "stomach walls"
  • (n) wall: (a difficult or awkward situation) "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
  • (n) wall: (a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain))
  • (n) wall: (a layer of material that encloses space) "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"
  • (n) wall: (a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)) "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
wall, Verb
  • (v) wall, palisade, fence, fence_in, surround: (surround with a wall in order to fortify)
wallboard, Noun
  • (n) wallboard, drywall, dry_wall: (a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses)
wallet, Noun
  • (n) wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook: (a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money)
walleye, Noun
  • (n) walleye, divergent_strabismus, exotropia: (strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward)
  • (n) walleye, walleyed_pike, jack_salmon, dory, Stizostedion_vitreum: (pike-like freshwater perches)
walleyed, Adjective
  • (a) walleyed: (having divergent strabismus)
wallop, Noun
  • (n) impact, wallop: (a forceful consequence; a strong effect) "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
  • (n) wallop: (a severe blow)
wallop, Verb
  • (v) wallop: (defeat soundly and utterly) "We'll wallop them!"
  • (v) whack, wham, whop, wallop: (hit hard) "The teacher whacked the boy"
walloper, Noun
  • (n) walloper: (a very hard hitter)
  • (n) walloper: (a winner by a wide margin)
  • (n) whopper, walloper: (a gross untruth; a blatant lie)
walloping, Adjective
  • (s) humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping: ((used informally) very large) "a thumping loss"
walloping, Noun
  • (n) thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping: (a sound defeat)
wallow, Noun
  • (n) wallow: (a puddle where animals go to wallow)
  • (n) wallow: (an indolent or clumsy rolling about) "a good wallow in the water"
wallow, Verb
  • (v) billow, wallow: (rise up as if in waves) "smoke billowed up into the sky"
  • (v) wallow: (devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure) "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"
  • (v) wallow, welter: (roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud")
  • (v) wallow, rejoice, triumph: (be ecstatic with joy)
  • (v) wallow: (delight greatly in) "wallow in your success!"
wallpaper, Noun
  • (n) wallpaper: (a decorative paper for the walls of rooms)
wallpaper, Verb
  • (v) wallpaper, paper: (cover with wallpaper)
wallpaperer, Noun
  • (n) wallpaperer, wall-paperer: (a worker who papers walls)
walnut, Noun
  • (n) walnut: (nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell)
  • (n) walnut: (hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling)
  • (n) walnut, walnut_tree: (any of various trees of the genus Juglans)
walrus, Noun
  • (n) walrus, seahorse, sea_horse: (either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber)
waltz, Noun
  • (n) walk-in, waltz: (an assured victory (especially in an election))
  • (n) waltz: (music composed in triple time for waltzing)
  • (n) waltz, valse: (a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat)
waltz, Verb
  • (v) waltz, waltz_around: (dance a waltz)
wamble, Verb
  • (v) wamble, waggle: (move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion)
wampee, Noun
  • (n) pickerelweed, pickerel_weed, wampee, Pontederia_cordata: (American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds)
wampum, Noun
  • (n) boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)
  • (n) wampum, peag, wampumpeag: (small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency)
wampumpeag, Noun
  • (n) wampum, peag, wampumpeag: (small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency)
wan, Adjective
  • (s) pale, pallid, wan, sick: ((of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble) "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
  • (s) pale, pallid, wan: (abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress) "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
  • (s) wan: (lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness) "a wan smile"
wan, Verb
  • (v) wan: (become pale and sickly)
wand, Noun
  • (n) baton, wand: (a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir)
  • (n) scepter, sceptre, verge, wand: (a ceremonial or emblematic staff)
  • (n) wand: (a rod used by a magician or water diviner)
  • (n) wand: (a thin supple twig or rod) "stems bearing slender wands of flowers"
wander, Verb
  • (v) cheat_on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander: (be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage) "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
  • (v) digress, stray, divagate, wander: (lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking) "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
  • (v) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond: (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment) "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
  • (v) wander: (go via an indirect route or at no set pace) "After dinner, we wandered into town"
  • (v) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander: (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course) "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
wanderer, Noun
  • (n) spider, wanderer: (a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine)
  • (n) wanderer, roamer, rover, bird_of_passage: (someone who leads a wandering unsettled life)
wandering, Adjective
  • (s) erratic, planetary, wandering: (having no fixed course) "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"
  • (s) meandering, rambling, wandering, winding: (of a path e.g.) "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
  • (s) mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering: (migratory) "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"
wandering, Noun
  • (n) wandering, roving, vagabondage: (travelling about without any clear destination) "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"
wandflower, Noun
  • (n) galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax_urceolata: (tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall)
  • (n) wandflower, Sparaxis_tricolor: (a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers)
wane, Noun
  • (n) ebb, ebbing, wane: (a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number))
wane, Verb
  • (v) decline, go_down, wane: (grow smaller) "Interest in the project waned"
  • (v) wane: (become smaller) "Interest in his novels waned"
  • (v) wane: (decrease in phase) "the moon is waning"
wangle, Noun
  • (n) wangle, wangling: (an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery)
wangle, Verb
  • (v) fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent: (tamper, with the purpose of deception) "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
  • (v) wangle, finagle, manage: (achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods)
wangler, Noun
  • (n) finagler, wangler: (a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods)
wangling, Noun
  • (n) wangle, wangling: (an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery)
waning, Adjective
  • (a) waning: ((of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases) "after full moon comes the waning moon"
waning, Noun
  • (n) waning: (a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent) "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"
wank, Noun
  • (n) jacking_off, jerking_off, hand_job, wank: (slang for masturbation)
wank, Verb
  • (v) masturbate, wank, fuck_off, she-bop, jack_off, jerk_off: (get sexual gratification through self-stimulation)
wanker, Noun
  • (n) tosser, jerk-off, wanker: (terms of abuse for a masturbator)
wannabe, Noun
  • (n) aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee: (an ambitious and aspiring young person) "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
wannabee, Noun
  • (n) aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee: (an ambitious and aspiring young person) "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
wanness, Noun
  • (n) lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))
want, Noun
  • (n) lack, deficiency, want: (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable) "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
  • (n) need, want: (anything that is necessary but lacking) "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
  • (n) privation, want, deprivation, neediness: (a state of extreme poverty)
  • (n) wish, wishing, want: (a specific feeling of desire) "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
want, Verb
  • (v) desire, want: (feel or have a desire for; want strongly) "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
  • (v) want, need, require: (have need of) "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
  • (v) want: (hunt or look for; want for a particular reason) "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
  • (v) want: (wish or demand the presence of) "I want you here at noon!"
  • (v) want: (be without, lack; be deficient in) "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
wanted, Adjective
  • (s) cherished, precious, treasured, wanted: (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for) "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
  • (a) wanted: (desired or wished for or sought) "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
wanter, Noun
  • (n) wanter, needer: (a person who wants or needs something) "an owner of many things and needer of none"
wanting, Adjective
  • (s) deficient, lacking, wanting: (inadequate in amount or degree) "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
  • (s) lacking, absent, missing, wanting: (nonexistent) "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
wanton, Adjective
  • (s) easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton: (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior) "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
  • (s) motiveless, unprovoked, wanton: (occurring without motivation or provocation) "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt"
wanton, Noun
  • (n) wanton: (lewd or lascivious woman)
wanton, Verb
  • (v) luxuriate, wanton: (become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously)
  • (v) piddle, wanton, wanton_away, piddle_away, trifle: (waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)
  • (v) wanton: (indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life)
  • (v) wanton, wanton_away, trifle_away: (spend wastefully) "wanton one's money away"
  • (v) wanton: (engage in amorous play)
  • (v) wanton: (behave extremely cruelly and brutally)
wantonness, Noun
  • (n) abandon, wantonness, unconstraint: (the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry) "she danced with abandon"
  • (n) licentiousness, wantonness: (the quality of being lewd and lascivious)
wapiti, Noun
  • (n) red_deer, elk, American_elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus: (common deer of temperate Europe and Asia)
  • (n) wapiti, elk, American_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis: (large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male)
war-ridden, Adjective
  • (s) belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring: (engaged in war) "belligerent (or warring) nations"
war-torn, Adjective
  • (s) war-torn, war-worn: (laid waste by war)
war-worn, Adjective
  • (s) war-torn, war-worn: (laid waste by war)
war, Noun
  • (n) war, warfare: (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy) "thousands of people were killed in the war"
  • (n) war, state_of_war: (a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply) "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
  • (n) war, warfare: (an active struggle between competing entities) "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
  • (n) war: (a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious) "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
war, Verb
  • (v) war: (make or wage war)
waratah, Noun
  • (n) waratah, Telopea_speciosissima: (straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes)
  • (n) waratah, Telopea_Oreades: (tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes)
warble, Noun
  • (n) warble: (a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly)
warble, Verb
  • (v) warble, trill, quaver: (sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below)
  • (v) yodel, warble, descant: (sing by changing register; sing by yodeling) "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
ward-heeler, Noun
  • (n) machine_politician, ward-heeler, political_hack, hack: (a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends)
ward, Verb
  • (v) guard, ward: (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect) "guard my possessions while I'm away"
warden, Noun
  • (n) warden: (the chief official in charge of a prison)
wardrobe, Noun
  • (n) wardrobe, closet, press: (a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes)
  • (n) wardrobe: (collection of clothing belonging to one person)
  • (n) wardrobe: (collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company)
ware, Noun
  • (n) merchandise, ware, product: (commodities offered for sale) "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
  • (n) ware: (articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software')
ware, Verb
  • (v) consume, squander, waste, ware: (spend extravagantly) "waste not, want not"
warehouse, Noun
  • (n) warehouse, storage_warehouse: (a storehouse for goods and merchandise)
warehouse, Verb
  • (v) warehouse: (store in a warehouse)
warehouseman, Noun
  • (n) warehouser, warehouseman: (a workman who manages or works in a warehouse)
warehouser, Noun
  • (n) warehouser, warehouseman: (a workman who manages or works in a warehouse)
warehousing, Noun
  • (n) repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing: (depositing in a warehouse) "they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"; "my car is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing"
warfare, Noun
  • (n) war, warfare: (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy) "thousands of people were killed in the war"
  • (n) war, warfare: (an active struggle between competing entities) "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
warfarin, Noun
  • (n) warfarin, Coumadin: (an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus)
warhead, Noun
  • (n) warhead, payload, load: (the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)
warhorse, Noun
  • (n) veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old_hand, warhorse, old_stager, stager: (an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service)
  • (n) warhorse: (a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition)
  • (n) warhorse: (horse used in war)
wariness, Noun
  • (n) wariness, chariness: (the trait of being cautious and watchful)
warlike, Adjective
  • (s) militant, hawkish, warlike: (disposed to warfare or hard-line policies) "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies"
  • (s) warlike, martial: (suggesting war or military life)
warlord, Noun
  • (n) warlord: (supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak)
warm-blooded, Adjective
  • (a) warm-blooded: (having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated))
warm-up, Noun
  • (n) warm-up, tune-up, prolusion: (exercising in preparation for strenuous activity)
warm, Adjective
  • (s) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm: (having or displaying warmth or affection) "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
  • (s) ardent, warm: (characterized by strong enthusiasm) "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"
  • (s) quick, warm: (easily aroused or excited) "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
  • (s) strong, warm: (freshly made or left) "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
  • (a) warm: (having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat) "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
  • (a) warm: (psychologically warm; friendly and responsive) "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
  • (a) warm: ((color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows) "warm reds and yellows and orange"
  • (s) warm: (characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement) "a warm debate"
  • (s) warm: (uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble) "made things warm for the bookies"
  • (s) warm: (of a seeker; near to the object sought) "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
warm, Verb
  • (v) warm, warm_up: (get warm or warmer) "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
  • (v) warm: (make warm or warmer) "The blanket will warm you"
warmer, Adjective
  • (s) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm: (having or displaying warmth or affection) "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
  • (s) ardent, warm: (characterized by strong enthusiasm) "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"
  • (s) quick, warm: (easily aroused or excited) "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
  • (s) strong, warm: (freshly made or left) "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
  • (a) warm: (having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat) "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
  • (a) warm: (psychologically warm; friendly and responsive) "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
  • (a) warm: ((color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows) "warm reds and yellows and orange"
  • (s) warm: (characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement) "a warm debate"
  • (s) warm: (uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble) "made things warm for the bookies"
  • (s) warm: (of a seeker; near to the object sought) "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
warmer, Noun
  • (n) heater, warmer: (device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)
warmest, Adjective
  • (s) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm: (having or displaying warmth or affection) "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
  • (s) ardent, warm: (characterized by strong enthusiasm) "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support"
  • (s) quick, warm: (easily aroused or excited) "a quick temper"; "a warm temper"
  • (s) strong, warm: (freshly made or left) "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
  • (a) warm: (having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat) "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
  • (a) warm: (psychologically warm; friendly and responsive) "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
  • (a) warm: ((color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows) "warm reds and yellows and orange"
  • (s) warm: (characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement) "a warm debate"
  • (s) warm: (uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble) "made things warm for the bookies"
  • (s) warm: (of a seeker; near to the object sought) "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
warmhearted, Adjective
  • (a) warmhearted: (marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity) "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger"
warmheartedness, Noun
  • (n) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia: (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
  • (n) warmheartedness, warmth: (a warmhearted feeling)
warming, Adjective
  • (s) calefacient, warming: (producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body) "a mustard plaster is calefacient"
  • (s) warming: (imparting heat) "a warming fire"
warming, Noun
  • (n) heating, warming: (the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature)
  • (n) thaw, thawing, warming: (warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt) "they welcomed the spring thaw"
warmness, Noun
  • (n) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia: (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
  • (n) warmth, warmness: (the quality of having a moderate degree of heat) "an agreeable warmth in the house"
warmonger, Noun
  • (n) militarist, warmonger: (a person who advocates war or warlike policies)
warmth, Noun
  • (n) affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth: (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love)
  • (n) heat, warmth: (the sensation caused by heat energy)
  • (n) heat, warmth, passion: (the trait of being intensely emotional)
  • (n) warmheartedness, warmth: (a warmhearted feeling)
  • (n) warmth, warmness: (the quality of having a moderate degree of heat) "an agreeable warmth in the house"
warn, Verb
  • (v) warn: (notify of danger, potential harm, or risk) "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
  • (v) warn, discourage, admonish, monish: (admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior) "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
  • (v) warn: (ask to go away) "The old man warned the children off his property"
  • (v) warn: (notify, usually in advance) "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
warning, Adjective
  • (s) admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning: (serving to warn) "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
warning, Noun
  • (n) admonition, monition, warning, word_of_advice: (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)) "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
  • (n) warning: (a message informing of danger) "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
  • (n) warning: (notification of something, usually in advance) "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
warp, Noun
  • (n) deflection, warp: (a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)
  • (n) warp, buckle: (a shape distorted by twisting or folding)
  • (n) warp, warping: (a moral or mental distortion)
  • (n) warp: (yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof)
warp, Verb
  • (v) falsify, distort, garble, warp: (make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story)
  • (v) heave, buckle, warp: (bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat) "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
warped, Adjective
  • (s) warped: (used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture) "the floors were warped and cracked"
warping, Noun
  • (n) warp, warping: (a moral or mental distortion)
warragal, Noun
  • (n) dingo, warrigal, warragal, Canis_dingo: (wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia)
  • (n) warrigal, warragal: (Australian wild horse)
warrant, Noun
  • (n) guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty: (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
  • (n) sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur: (formal and explicit approval) "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
  • (n) warrant: (a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts)
  • (n) warrant, stock_warrant, stock-purchase_warrant: (a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price) "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"
warrant, Verb
  • (v) guarantee, warrant: (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of) "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
  • (v) justify, warrant: (show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for) "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
warrantee, Noun
  • (n) guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty: (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
  • (n) warrantee: (a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States)
  • (n) warrantee: (a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given)
warranter, Noun
  • (n) guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter: (one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another)
warrantor, Noun
  • (n) guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter: (one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another)
warranty, Noun
  • (n) guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty: (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
warrigal, Noun
  • (n) dingo, warrigal, warragal, Canis_dingo: (wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia)
  • (n) warrigal, warragal: (Australian wild horse)
warring, Adjective
  • (s) belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring: (engaged in war) "belligerent (or warring) nations"
warrior, Noun
  • (n) warrior: (someone engaged in or experienced in warfare)
warriorlike, Adjective
  • (s) soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike, martial: ((of persons) befitting a warrior) "a military bearing"
warship, Noun
  • (n) warship, war_vessel, combat_ship: (a government ship that is available for waging war)
wart, Noun
  • (n) wart: (any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals))
  • (n) wart: (an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness))
  • (n) wart, verruca: ((pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus)
wartime, Noun
  • (n) wartime: (a period of time during which there is armed conflict)
wartlike, Adjective
  • (s) verrucose, warty, wartlike: ((of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts)
wartweed, Noun
  • (n) sun_spurge, wartweed, wartwort, devil's_milk, Euphorbia_helioscopia: (not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun)
wartwort, Noun
  • (n) sun_spurge, wartweed, wartwort, devil's_milk, Euphorbia_helioscopia: (not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun)
warty, Adjective
  • (s) verrucose, warty, wartlike: ((of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts)
wary, Adjective
  • (s) leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary: (openly distrustful and unwilling to confide)
  • (a) wary: (marked by keen caution and watchful prudence) "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"
wash-and-wear, Adjective
  • (s) wash-and-wear, drip-dry: (treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing) "a wash-and-wear shirt"
wash-and-wear, Noun
  • (n) wash-and-wear: (a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing)
wash, Noun
  • (n) laundry, wash, washing, washables: (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)
  • (n) slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash: (the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)
  • (n) wash: (a thin coat of water-base paint)
  • (n) wash, washing, lavation: (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
  • (n) wash, dry_wash: (the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon))
  • (n) wash, wash_drawing: (a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other)
  • (n) wash: (any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out) "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
  • (n) washout, wash: (the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)) "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
wash, Verb
  • (v) lave, lap, wash: (wash or flow against) "the waves laved the shore"
  • (v) moisten, wash, dampen: (make moist) "The dew moistened the meadows"
  • (v) wash, rinse: (clean with some chemical process)
  • (v) wash, lave: (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)
  • (v) wash, launder: (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water) "Wash the towels, please!"
  • (v) wash: (move by or as if by water) "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
  • (v) wash: (be capable of being washed) "Does this material wash?"
  • (v) wash: (admit to testing or proof) "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
  • (v) wash: (separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals))
  • (v) wash: (apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to)
  • (v) wash, wash_out, wash_off, wash_away: (remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent) "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"
  • (v) wash: (form by erosion) "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
  • (v) wash: (to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking) "The cat washes several times a day"
washable, Adjective
  • (a) washable: (capable of being washed without injury) "washable woolens"; "acrylic blankets are both warm and washable"
washables, Noun
  • (n) laundry, wash, washing, washables: (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)
washbasin, Noun
  • (n) washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory: (a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face) "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
  • (n) washbasin, handbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand_basin: (a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression))
washboard, Noun
  • (n) washboard: (device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on)
  • (n) washboard, splashboard: (protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side)
washbowl, Noun
  • (n) washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory: (a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face) "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
  • (n) washbasin, handbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand_basin: (a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression))
washcloth, Noun
  • (n) washcloth, washrag, flannel, face_cloth: (bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body)
washed-out, Adjective
  • (s) bleached, faded, washed-out, washy: (having lost freshness or brilliance of color) "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
  • (s) exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played_out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn_out: (drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted) "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
washed-up, Adjective
  • (s) done_for, ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up: (doomed to extinction)
washed, Adjective
  • (s) washed, water-washed: (clean by virtue of having been washed in water)
  • (s) washed: (wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination) "rain-washed"
washer, Noun
  • (n) washer: (someone who washes things for a living)
  • (n) washer: (seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage)
  • (n) washer, automatic_washer, washing_machine: (a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically)
washerman, Noun
  • (n) washerman, laundryman: (operates industrial washing machine)
washerwoman, Noun
  • (n) washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress: (a working woman who takes in washing)
washing, Noun
  • (n) laundry, wash, washing, washables: (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)
  • (n) wash, washing, lavation: (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
washout, Noun
  • (n) flop, dud, washout: (someone who is unsuccessful)
  • (n) washout: (the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water) "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
  • (n) washout, wash: (the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)) "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
washrag, Noun
  • (n) washcloth, washrag, flannel, face_cloth: (bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body)
washstand, Noun
  • (n) washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory: (a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face) "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
  • (n) washstand, wash-hand_stand: (furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term)
washup, Noun
  • (n) dishwashing, washup: (the act of washing dishes)
  • (n) washup, bathing: (the act of washing yourself (or another person))
washwoman, Noun
  • (n) washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress: (a working woman who takes in washing)
washy, Adjective
  • (s) bleached, faded, washed-out, washy: (having lost freshness or brilliance of color) "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
  • (s) watery, washy, weak: (overly diluted; thin and insipid) "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
wasp-waisted, Adjective
  • (s) slender-waisted, slim-waisted, wasp-waisted: (having a small waist)
waspish, Adjective
  • (s) bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish: (very irritable) "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
wassail, Noun
  • (n) wassail: (a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas)
wassail, Verb
  • (v) revel, racket, make_whoopie, make_merry, make_happy, whoop_it_up, jollify, wassail: (celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities) "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
  • (v) toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail: (propose a toast to) "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
wassailer, Noun
  • (n) toaster, wassailer: (someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture)
  • (n) wassailer, carouser: (someone who enjoys riotous drinking)
wastage, Noun
  • (n) wastage: (the process of wasting)
  • (n) wastage: (anything lost by wear or waste)
waste-yard, Noun
  • (n) dump, garbage_dump, trash_dump, rubbish_dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite: (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)
waste, Adjective
  • (s) godforsaken, waste, wild: (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate) "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
waste, Noun
  • (n) barren, waste, wasteland: (an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation) "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
  • (n) thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness: (the trait of wasting resources) "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
  • (n) waste, waste_material, waste_matter, waste_product: (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted) "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
  • (n) waste, wastefulness, dissipation: (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly) "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
  • (n) waste, permissive_waste: ((law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect)
waste, Verb
  • (v) consume, squander, waste, ware: (spend extravagantly) "waste not, want not"
  • (v) lay_waste_to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge: (cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly) "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
  • (v) neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock_off, do_in: (get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing) "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
  • (v) pine_away, waste, languish: (lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief) "After her husband died, she just pined away"
  • (v) waste, blow, squander: (spend thoughtlessly; throw away) "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
  • (v) waste: (use inefficiently or inappropriately) "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
  • (v) waste: (get rid of) "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
  • (v) waste, run_off: (run off as waste) "The water wastes back into the ocean"
  • (v) waste, emaciate, macerate: (cause to grow thin or weak) "The treatment emaciated him"
  • (v) waste, rot: (become physically weaker) "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
wastebin, Noun
  • (n) ashcan, trash_can, garbage_can, wastebin, ash_bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash_barrel, trash_bin: (a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected)
wasted, Adjective
  • (a) atrophied, wasted, diminished: ((of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use) "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
  • (s) bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted: (very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold) "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
  • (s) otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted: (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being) "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  • (s) squandered, wasted: (not used to good advantage) "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort"
wasteful, Adjective
  • (s) uneconomical, wasteful: (inefficient in use of time and effort and materials) "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
  • (a) wasteful: (tending to squander and waste)
  • (s) wasteful: (laying waste) "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare"
wastefulness, Noun
  • (n) thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness: (the trait of wasting resources) "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
  • (n) waste, wastefulness, dissipation: (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly) "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
wasteland, Noun
  • (n) barren, waste, wasteland: (an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation) "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
waster, Noun
  • (n) destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter: (a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to) "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones"
  • (n) wastrel, waster: (someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently)
wastewater, Noun
  • (n) effluent, wastewater, sewer_water: (water mixed with waste matter)
wasteweir, Noun
  • (n) spillway, spill, wasteweir: (a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction)
wasteyard, Noun
  • (n) dump, garbage_dump, trash_dump, rubbish_dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite: (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)
wasting, Noun
  • (n) atrophy, wasting, wasting_away: (a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse)
  • (n) cachexia, cachexy, wasting: (any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease)
wastrel, Noun
  • (n) wastrel, waster: (someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently)
watch, Noun
  • (n) lookout, lookout_man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket: (a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event)
  • (n) vigil, watch: (the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival))
  • (n) watch, ticker: (a small portable timepiece)
  • (n) watch: (a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty)
  • (n) watch, vigil: (a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe)
  • (n) watch: (the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty)
watch, Verb
  • (v) determine, check, find_out, see, ascertain, watch, learn: (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort) "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
  • (v) watch: (look attentively) "watch a basketball game"
  • (v) watch, observe, follow, watch_over, keep_an_eye_on: (follow with the eyes or the mind) "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
  • (v) watch, view, see, catch, take_in: (see or watch) "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
  • (v) watch, look_on: (observe with attention) "They watched as the murderer was executed"
  • (v) watch, look_out, watch_out: (be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful) "Watch out for pickpockets!"
  • (v) watch: (observe or determine by looking) "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"
watchband, Noun
  • (n) watchband, watchstrap, wristband, watch_bracelet, bracelet: (a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist)
watchdog, Noun
  • (n) watchdog: (a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste) "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"
  • (n) watchdog, guard_dog: (a dog trained to guard property)
watcher, Noun
  • (n) spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker: (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)) "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
  • (n) watcher: (a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body)
  • (n) watchman, watcher, security_guard: (a guard who keeps watch)
watchful, Adjective
  • (a) alert, watchful: (engaged in or accustomed to close observation) "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
  • (s) insomniac, sleepless, watchful: (experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness) "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare"
watchfulness, Noun
  • (n) watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness: (the process of paying close and continuous attention) "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
  • (n) watchfulness, vigilance, weather_eye: (vigilant attentiveness) "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"
watching, Noun
  • (n) observation, observance, watching: (the act of observing; taking a patient look)
watchmaker, Noun
  • (n) watchmaker, horologist, horologer: (someone who makes or repairs watches)
watchman, Noun
  • (n) watchman, watcher, security_guard: (a guard who keeps watch)
watchstrap, Noun
  • (n) watchband, watchstrap, wristband, watch_bracelet, bracelet: (a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist)
watchtower, Noun
  • (n) watchtower: (an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies)
watchword, Noun
  • (n) password, watchword, word, parole, countersign: (a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group) "he forgot the password"
  • (n) war_cry, rallying_cry, battle_cry, cry, watchword: (a slogan used to rally support for a cause) "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
water-color, Noun
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a painting produced with watercolors)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (water-soluble pigment)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (the art or technique of painting with watercolors)
water-colour, Noun
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a painting produced with watercolors)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (water-soluble pigment)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (the art or technique of painting with watercolors)
water-insoluble, Adjective
  • (s) water-insoluble, non-water-soluble: (not soluble in water)
water-repellent, Adjective
  • (s) water-repellent, water-resistant: (hindering the penetration of water) "a water-repellent coat"
water-resistant, Adjective
  • (s) water-repellent, water-resistant: (hindering the penetration of water) "a water-repellent coat"
water-shield, Noun
  • (n) water-shield, Brasenia_schreberi, water-target: (aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums)
  • (n) water-shield, fanwort, Cabomba_caroliniana: (common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers)
water-target, Noun
  • (n) water-shield, Brasenia_schreberi, water-target: (aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums)
water-wash, Verb
  • (v) water-wash: (wash with water)
water-washed, Adjective
  • (s) washed, water-washed: (clean by virtue of having been washed in water)
  • (s) water-washed: (washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea)
water, Noun
  • (n) body_of_water, water: (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)) "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
  • (n) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water: (liquid excretory product) "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
  • (n) water, H2O: (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
  • (n) water: (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
  • (n) water: (a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants) "he asked for a drink of water"
  • (n) water_system, water_supply, water: (a facility that provides a source of water) "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
water, Verb
  • (v) water, irrigate: (supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams) "Water the fields"
  • (v) water: (provide with water) "We watered the buffalo"
  • (v) water: (secrete or form water, as tears or saliva) "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
  • (v) water: (fill with tears) "His eyes were watering"
waterbird, Noun
  • (n) waterfowl, water_bird, waterbird: (freshwater aquatic bird)
waterborne, Adjective
  • (s) waterborne: (transported by water) "waterborne freight"
  • (s) waterborne: (supported by water) "waterborne craft"
watercolor, Noun
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a painting produced with watercolors)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (water-soluble pigment)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (the art or technique of painting with watercolors)
watercolor, Verb
  • (v) watercolour, watercolor: (paint with watercolors)
watercolorist, Noun
  • (n) watercolorist, watercolourist: (a painter who paints with watercolors)
watercolour, Noun
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a painting produced with watercolors)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (water-soluble pigment)
  • (n) watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour: (the art or technique of painting with watercolors)
watercolour, Verb
  • (v) watercolour, watercolor: (paint with watercolors)
watercolourist, Noun
  • (n) watercolorist, watercolourist: (a painter who paints with watercolors)
watercourse, Noun
  • (n) stream, watercourse: (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
  • (n) watercourse: (natural or artificial channel through which water flows)
  • (n) watercourse, waterway: (a conduit through which water flows)
watercraft, Noun
  • (n) vessel, watercraft: (a craft designed for water transportation)
  • (n) watercraft: (skill in the management of boats)
watercress, Adjective
  • (s) cress_green, cresson, watercress: (of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green)
watercress, Noun
  • (n) watercress: (any of several water-loving cresses)
  • (n) watercress: (cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams)
watered-silk, Noun
  • (n) moire, watered-silk: (silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern)
watered, Adjective
  • (s) moire, watered: ((of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern)
waterfall, Noun
  • (n) waterfall, falls: (a steep descent of the water of a river)
waterfinder, Noun
  • (n) divining_rod, dowser, dowsing_rod, waterfinder, water_finder: (forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil)
waterfowl, Noun
  • (n) waterfowl, water_bird, waterbird: (freshwater aquatic bird)
waterfront, Noun
  • (n) waterfront: (the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water)
wateriness, Noun
  • (n) wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness: (the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water) "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"
  • (n) wateriness: (meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food)) "the haziness and wateriness of his disquisitions"; "the wateriness of his blood"; "no one enjoys the burning of his soup or the wateriness of his potatoes"
  • (n) wateriness: (the property of resembling the viscosity of water)
watering, Noun
  • (n) lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering: (shedding tears)
  • (n) watering: (wetting with water) "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
waterless, Adjective
  • (s) arid, waterless: (lacking sufficient water or rainfall) "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
waterlessness, Noun
  • (n) dryness, waterlessness, xerotes: (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))
waterlogged, Adjective
  • (s) boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged: ((of soil) soft and watery) "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"
waterman, Noun
  • (n) boatman, boater, waterman: (someone who drives or rides in a boat)
watermelon-shaped, Adjective
  • (a) prolate, watermelon-shaped: (having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter) "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
watermelon, Noun
  • (n) watermelon, watermelon_vine, Citrullus_vulgaris: (an African melon)
  • (n) watermelon: (large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp)
waterproof, Adjective
  • (s) rainproof, waterproof, waterproofed: (not permitting the passage of water)
waterproof, Noun
  • (n) raincoat, waterproof: (a water-resistant coat)
  • (n) waterproof: (any fabric impervious to water)
waterproof, Verb
  • (v) waterproof: (make watertight) "Waterproof the coat"
waterproofed, Adjective
  • (s) rainproof, waterproof, waterproofed: (not permitting the passage of water)
waterproofing, Noun
  • (n) waterproofing, sealing: (the act of treating something to make it repel water)
  • (n) waterproofing: (a coating capable of making a surface waterproof)
waterscape, Noun
  • (n) seascape, waterscape: (a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape))
watershed, Noun
  • (n) landmark, turning_point, watershed: (an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend) "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
  • (n) river_basin, basin, watershed, drainage_basin, catchment_area, catchment_basin, drainage_area: (the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet) "flood control in the Missouri basin"
  • (n) watershed, water_parting, divide: (a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems)
waterspout, Noun
  • (n) downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker: (a heavy rain)
  • (n) waterspout: (a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist)
  • (n) waterspout: (a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof))
watertight, Adjective
  • (s) unassailable, unshakable, watertight, bulletproof: (without flaws or loopholes) "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument"
  • (s) watertight: (not allowing water to pass in or out)
waterway, Noun
  • (n) watercourse, waterway: (a conduit through which water flows)
  • (n) waterway: (a navigable body of water)
watery-eyed, Adjective
  • (s) teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyed: (with eyes full of tears)
watery, Adjective
  • (s) reeking, watery: (wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears) "wiped his reeking neck"
  • (s) watery: (filled with water) "watery soil"
  • (s) watery: (relating to or resembling or consisting of water) "a watery substance"; "a watery color"
  • (s) watery, washy, weak: (overly diluted; thin and insipid) "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
wattage, Noun
  • (n) electrical_power, electric_power, wattage: (the product of voltage and current)
wattle, Noun
  • (n) wattle, lappet: (a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards)
  • (n) wattle: (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)
  • (n) wattle: (any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle)
wattle, Verb
  • (v) wattle: (build of or with wattle)
  • (v) wattle: (interlace to form wattle)
waul, Verb
  • (v) squall, waul, wawl: (make high-pitched, whiney noises)
wave-off, Noun
  • (n) overshoot, wave-off, go-around: (an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt)
wave, Verb
  • (v) beckon, wave: (signal with the hands or nod) "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
  • (v) brandish, flourish, wave: (move or swing back and forth) "She waved her gun"
  • (v) curl, wave: (twist or roll into coils or ringlets) "curl my hair, please"
  • (v) roll, undulate, flap, wave: (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion) "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
  • (v) wave: (set waves in) "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
waveform, Noun
  • (n) wave_form, waveform, wave_shape: (the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time)
wavelength, Noun
  • (n) wavelength: (the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave)
  • (n) wavelength: (a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding) "they are on the same wavelength"
wavelet, Noun
  • (n) ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet: (a small wave on the surface of a liquid)
wavelike, Adjective
  • (s) crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavy, wavelike: (uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves)
waver, Noun
  • (n) hesitation, waver, falter, faltering: (the act of pausing uncertainly) "there was a hesitation in his speech"
  • (n) waver: (someone who communicates by waving)
  • (n) waver, flutter, flicker: (the act of moving back and forth)
waver, Verb
  • (v) falter, waver: (be unsure or weak) "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
  • (v) falter, waver: (move hesitatingly, as if about to give way)
  • (v) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver: (move back and forth very rapidly) "the candle flickered"
  • (v) fluctuate, vacillate, waver: (move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern) "the line on the monitor vacillated"
  • (v) hesitate, waver, waffle: (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness) "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
  • (v) quaver, waver: (give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency)
  • (v) waver, weave: (sway to and fro)
waverer, Noun
  • (n) waverer, vacillator, hesitator, hesitater: (one who hesitates (usually out of fear))
wavering, Adjective
  • (s) vacillant, vacillating, wavering: (uncertain in purpose or action)
wavering, Noun
  • (n) fluctuation, wavering: (the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes) "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
  • (n) hesitation, vacillation, wavering: (indecision in speech or action)
waviness, Noun
  • (n) curliness, waviness: ((of hair) a tendency to curl)
  • (n) waviness: (unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles)
waving, Noun
  • (n) wave, waving, wafture: (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand)
wavy-grained, Adjective
  • (s) curly-grained, cross-grained, wavy-grained: (of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel)
wavy, Adjective
  • (s) crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavy, wavelike: (uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves)
  • (s) wavy: ((of hair) having waves) "she had long wavy hair"
wawl, Verb
  • (v) squall, waul, wawl: (make high-pitched, whiney noises)
wax, Noun
  • (n) wax: (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)
wax, Verb
  • (v) wax: (cover with wax) "wax the car"
  • (v) wax, mount, climb, rise: (go up or advance) "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
  • (v) wax, full: (increase in phase) "the moon is waxing"
waxberry, Noun
  • (n) bayberry, candleberry, swamp_candleberry, waxberry, Myrica_pensylvanica: (deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries)
  • (n) snowberry, common_snowberry, waxberry, Symphoricarpos_alba: (deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries)
waxed, Adjective
  • (a) waxed: (treated with wax) "waxed floors"; "waxed mustache"
waxen, Adjective
  • (a) waxen, waxy: (made of or covered with wax) "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"
  • (s) waxen, waxlike, waxy: (having the paleness of wax) "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker"; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
waxflower, Noun
  • (n) Indian_pipe, waxflower, Monotropa_uniflora: (small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age)
  • (n) Madagascar_jasmine, waxflower, Stephanotis_floribunda: (twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions)
  • (n) waxflower, Clusia_insignis: (epiphytic clusia of British Guiana)
waxing, Adjective
  • (a) waxing: ((of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases) "the waxing moon passes from new to full"
waxing, Noun
  • (n) waxing: (the application of wax to a surface)
  • (n) waxing: (a gradual increase in magnitude or extent) "the waxing of the moon"
waxlike, Adjective
  • (s) waxen, waxlike, waxy: (having the paleness of wax) "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker"; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
waxwing, Noun
  • (n) waxwing: (brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips)
waxwork, Noun
  • (n) bittersweet, American_bittersweet, climbing_bittersweet, false_bittersweet, staff_vine, waxwork, shrubby_bittersweet, Celastrus_scandens: (twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds)
  • (n) waxwork, wax_figure: (an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax)
waxy, Adjective
  • (s) bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy: (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking) "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
  • (a) impressionable, waxy, impressible: (easily impressed or influenced) "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind"
  • (a) waxen, waxy: (made of or covered with wax) "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"
  • (s) waxen, waxlike, waxy: (having the paleness of wax) "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker"; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
way-out, Adjective
  • (s) far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out: (informal terms; strikingly unconventional)
way, Noun
  • (n) direction, way: (a line leading to a place or point) "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
  • (n) manner, mode, style, way, fashion: (how something is done or how it happens) "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
  • (n) means, agency, way: (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved) "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
  • (n) room, way, elbow_room: (space for movement) "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
  • (n) way: (the condition of things generally) "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
  • (n) way, path, way_of_life: (a course of conduct) "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
  • (n) way: (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another) "he said he was looking for the way out"
  • (n) way: (a journey or passage) "they are on the way"
  • (n) way: (the property of distance in general) "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"
  • (n) way: (doing as one pleases or chooses) "if I had my way"
  • (n) way: (a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of') "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"
  • (n) way: (a portion of something divided into shares) "they split the loot three ways"
wayfarer, Noun
  • (n) wayfarer: (a pedestrian who walks from place to place)
  • (n) wayfarer, journeyer: (a traveler going on a trip)
wayfaring, Adjective
  • (s) peripatetic, wayfaring: (traveling especially on foot) "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"
wayfaring, Noun
  • (n) wayfaring: (traveling (especially on foot))
waylay, Verb
  • (v) ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie_in_wait: (wait in hiding to attack)
ways, Noun
  • (n) direction, way: (a line leading to a place or point) "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
  • (n) manner, mode, style, way, fashion: (how something is done or how it happens) "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
  • (n) means, agency, way: (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved) "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
  • (n) room, way, elbow_room: (space for movement) "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
  • (n) way: (the condition of things generally) "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
  • (n) way, path, way_of_life: (a course of conduct) "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
  • (n) way: (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another) "he said he was looking for the way out"
  • (n) way: (a journey or passage) "they are on the way"
  • (n) way: (the property of distance in general) "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"
  • (n) way: (doing as one pleases or chooses) "if I had my way"
  • (n) way: (a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of') "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"
  • (n) way: (a portion of something divided into shares) "they split the loot three ways"
  • (n) ways, shipway, slipway: (structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired)
wayside, Noun
  • (n) wayside, roadside: (edge of a way or road or path) "flowers along the wayside"
wayward, Adjective
  • (s) contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward: (resistant to guidance or discipline) "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
weak, Adjective
  • (s) decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly: (lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality) "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
  • (s) faint, weak: (deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc) "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"
  • (s) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak: (wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings) "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
  • (s) unaccented, light, weak: ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress) "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
  • (s) watery, washy, weak: (overly diluted; thin and insipid) "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
  • (a) weak: (wanting in physical strength) "a weak pillar"
  • (s) weak: (tending downward in price) "a weak market for oil stocks"
  • (s) weak: (deficient or lacking in some skill) "he's weak in spelling"
  • (s) weak: ((used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection)
  • (s) weak: (not having authority, political strength, or governing power) "a weak president"
  • (s) weak: (likely to fail under stress or pressure) "the weak link in the chain"
  • (s) weak: (deficient in intelligence or mental power) "a weak mind"
weaken, Verb
  • (v) dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break: (lessen in force or effect) "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
  • (v) de-escalate, weaken, step_down: (reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of) "de-escalate a crisis"
  • (v) sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken: (destroy property or hinder normal operations) "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
  • (v) weaken: (lessen the strength of) "The fever weakened his body"
  • (v) weaken: (become weaker) "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
weakened, Adjective
  • (s) attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened: (reduced in strength) "the faded tones of an old recording"
  • (s) cut, thinned, weakened: (mixed with water) "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
  • (s) diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened: (impaired by diminution)
  • (s) hurt, weakened: (damaged inanimate objects or their value)
  • (s) weakened: (made weak or weaker)
weakening, Adjective
  • (s) debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakening: (causing debilitation)
  • (s) weakening: (moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker)
weakening, Noun
  • (n) weakening: (becoming weaker)
  • (n) weakening: (the act of reducing the strength of something)
weaker, Adjective
  • (s) decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly: (lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality) "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
  • (s) faint, weak: (deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc) "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"
  • (s) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak: (wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings) "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
  • (s) unaccented, light, weak: ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress) "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
  • (s) watery, washy, weak: (overly diluted; thin and insipid) "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
  • (a) weak: (wanting in physical strength) "a weak pillar"
  • (s) weak: (tending downward in price) "a weak market for oil stocks"
  • (s) weak: (deficient or lacking in some skill) "he's weak in spelling"
  • (s) weak: ((used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection)
  • (s) weak: (not having authority, political strength, or governing power) "a weak president"
  • (s) weak: (likely to fail under stress or pressure) "the weak link in the chain"
  • (s) weak: (deficient in intelligence or mental power) "a weak mind"
weakest, Adjective
  • (s) decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly: (lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality) "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
  • (s) faint, weak: (deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc) "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"
  • (s) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak: (wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings) "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
  • (s) unaccented, light, weak: ((used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress) "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
  • (s) watery, washy, weak: (overly diluted; thin and insipid) "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
  • (a) weak: (wanting in physical strength) "a weak pillar"
  • (s) weak: (tending downward in price) "a weak market for oil stocks"
  • (s) weak: (deficient or lacking in some skill) "he's weak in spelling"
  • (s) weak: ((used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection)
  • (s) weak: (not having authority, political strength, or governing power) "a weak president"
  • (s) weak: (likely to fail under stress or pressure) "the weak link in the chain"
  • (s) weak: (deficient in intelligence or mental power) "a weak mind"
weakling, Noun
  • (n) weakling, doormat, wuss: (a person who is physically weak and ineffectual)
weakly, Adjective
  • (s) decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly: (lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality) "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
weakness, Noun
  • (n) failing, weakness: (a flaw or weak point) "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
  • (n) helplessness, weakness, impuissance: (powerlessness revealed by an inability to act) "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
  • (n) weakness: (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain) "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
  • (n) weakness: (the condition of being financially weak) "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
  • (n) weakness: (a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you) "he has a weakness for chocolate"
weal, Noun
  • (n) wale, welt, weal, wheal: (a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions)
wealth, Noun
  • (n) wealth, wealthiness: (the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money) "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
  • (n) wealth: (the quality of profuse abundance) "she has a wealth of talent"
  • (n) wealth, riches: (an abundance of material possessions and resources)
  • (n) wealth: (property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value)
wealthiest, Adjective
  • (s) affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy: (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value) "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"
wealthiness, Noun
  • (n) wealth, wealthiness: (the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money) "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
wealthy, Adjective
  • (s) affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy: (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value) "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"
wean, Verb
  • (v) wean, ablactate: (gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk) "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
  • (v) wean: (detach the affections of)
weaned, Adjective
  • (a) weaned: (freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk) "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother"
weaning, Noun
  • (n) weaning, ablactation: (the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal)
weapon, Noun
  • (n) weapon, arm, weapon_system: (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting) "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
  • (n) weapon, artillery: (a means of persuading or arguing) "he used all his conversational weapons"
weaponed, Adjective
  • (s) equipped, weaponed: (carrying weapons)
weaponry, Noun
  • (n) weaponry, arms, implements_of_war, weapons_system, munition: (weapons considered collectively)
weapons-grade, Adjective
  • (s) industrial-strength, weapons-grade: (extremely strong or concentrated or durable) "industrial-strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa"
  • (s) weapons-grade: (of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction)) "weapons-grade plutonium"; "weapons-grade anthrax"
wear, Noun
  • (n) clothing, article_of_clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment: (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
  • (n) wear: (impairment resulting from long use) "the tires showed uneven wear"
  • (n) wear, wearing: (the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment) "she bought it for everyday wear"
wear, Verb
  • (v) break, wear, wear_out, bust, fall_apart: (go to pieces) "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
  • (v) tire, wear_upon, tire_out, wear, weary, jade, wear_out, outwear, wear_down, fag_out, fag, fatigue: (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress) "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
  • (v) wear, have_on: (be dressed in) "She was wearing yellow that day"
  • (v) wear, bear: (have on one's person) "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
  • (v) wear: (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality) "He always wears a smile"
  • (v) wear, wear_off, wear_out, wear_down, wear_thin: (deteriorate through use or stress) "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
  • (v) wear: (have or show an appearance of) "wear one's hair in a certain way"
  • (v) wear, hold_out, endure: (last and be usable) "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
  • (v) wear, put_on, get_into, don, assume: (put clothing on one's body) "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
wearable, Adjective
  • (a) wearable: (suitable for wear or able to be worn) "wearable evening clothes"; "a wearable hearing aid"
wearable, Noun
  • (n) clothing, article_of_clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment: (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
wearer, Noun
  • (n) wearer: (a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory) "the wearer of the crown"
wearied, Adjective
  • (s) jaded, wearied: (exhausted) "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron"
weariness, Noun
  • (n) fatigue, weariness, tiredness: (temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work) "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
wearing, Adjective
  • (s) exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying: (producing exhaustion) "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
wearing, Noun
  • (n) erosion, eroding, eating_away, wearing, wearing_away: ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
  • (n) wear, wearing: (the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment) "she bought it for everyday wear"
wearisome, Adjective
  • (s) boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome: (so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness) "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke"; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain"; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
weary, Adjective
  • (s) aweary, weary: (physically and mentally fatigued) "`aweary' is archaic"
weary, Verb
  • (v) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade: (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody) "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
  • (v) tire, wear_upon, tire_out, wear, weary, jade, wear_out, outwear, wear_down, fag_out, fag, fatigue: (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress) "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
wearying, Adjective
  • (s) exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying: (producing exhaustion) "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
weasel-worded, Adjective
  • (s) hedged, weasel-worded: (evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement)
weasel, Noun
  • (n) weasel: (a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky)
  • (n) weasel: (small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck)
weather-beaten, Adjective
  • (s) weather-beaten: (tanned and coarsened from being outdoors) "a weather-beaten face"
  • (s) weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered: (worn by exposure to the weather) "a house of weathered shingles"
weather, Adjective
  • (s) upwind, weather: (towards the side exposed to wind)
weather, Noun
  • (n) weather, weather_condition, conditions, atmospheric_condition: (the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation) "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
weather, Verb
  • (v) weather, endure, brave, brave_out: (face and withstand with courage) "She braved the elements"
  • (v) weather: (cause to slope)
  • (v) weather: (sail to the windward of)
  • (v) weather: (change under the action or influence of the weather) "A weathered old hut"
weatherboard, Noun
  • (n) clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding: (a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below)
  • (n) to_windward, windward_side, weatherboard, weather_side: (the side toward the wind)
weatherboarding, Noun
  • (n) clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding: (a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below)
weathered, Adjective
  • (s) weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered: (worn by exposure to the weather) "a house of weathered shingles"
weatherproof, Adjective
  • (s) weatherproof: (able to withstand exposure to weather without damage) "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat"
weatherproof, Verb
  • (v) weatherproof: (make resistant to bad weather)
weatherstrip, Noun
  • (n) weather_strip, weatherstrip, weather_stripping, weatherstripping: (a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold)
weatherstrip, Verb
  • (v) weatherstrip: (provide with weatherstripping) "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in"
weatherstripping, Noun
  • (n) weather_strip, weatherstrip, weather_stripping, weatherstripping: (a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold)
weathervane, Noun
  • (n) weathervane, weather_vane, vane, wind_vane: (mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind)
weatherworn, Adjective
  • (s) weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered: (worn by exposure to the weather) "a house of weathered shingles"
weave, Noun
  • (n) weave: (pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)
weave, Verb
  • (v) waver, weave: (sway to and fro)
  • (v) weave, interweave: (interlace by or as if by weaving)
  • (v) weave, tissue: (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton) "tissue textiles"
  • (v) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander: (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course) "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
weaver, Noun
  • (n) weaver: (a craftsman who weaves cloth)
  • (n) weaver, weaverbird, weaver_finch: (finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests)
weaverbird, Noun
  • (n) weaver, weaverbird, weaver_finch: (finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests)
weaving, Noun
  • (n) weaving: (creating fabric)
web-footed, Adjective
  • (s) web-footed, web-toed: (having feet with webbed toes)
web-toed, Adjective
  • (s) web-footed, web-toed: (having feet with webbed toes)
web, Noun
  • (n) network, web: (an interconnected system of things or people) "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth"
  • (n) vane, web: (the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft)
  • (n) web: (an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving) "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"
  • (n) web, entanglement: (an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim)
  • (n) web: (a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven))
  • (n) web: (membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals)
  • (n) World_Wide_Web, WWW, web: (computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol)
web, Verb
  • (v) web, net: (construct or form a web, as if by weaving)
webbed, Adjective
  • (s) lacy, netlike, netted, webbed, weblike, webby: (having open interstices or resembling a web)
  • (a) webbed: ((of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin)
webbing, Noun
  • (n) webbing: (something forming a web (as between the toes of birds))
  • (n) webbing: (a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts)
  • (n) webbing: (a strong fabric woven in strips)
webby, Adjective
  • (s) lacy, netlike, netted, webbed, weblike, webby: (having open interstices or resembling a web)
webcam, Noun
  • (n) webcam: (a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet)
weblike, Adjective
  • (s) lacy, netlike, netted, webbed, weblike, webby: (having open interstices or resembling a web)
webmaster, Noun
  • (n) webmaster: (a technician who designs or maintains a website)
webpage, Noun
  • (n) web_page, webpage: (a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser)
website, Noun
  • (n) web_site, website, internet_site, site: (a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web) "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers"
wed, Adjective
  • (s) wed, wedded: (having been taken in marriage)
wed, Verb
  • (v) marry, get_married, wed, conjoin, hook_up_with, get_hitched_with, espouse: (take in marriage)
  • (v) marry, wed, tie, splice: (perform a marriage ceremony) "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
wedded, Adjective
  • (s) wed, wedded: (having been taken in marriage)
wedding, Noun
  • (n) marriage, wedding, marriage_ceremony: (the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony) "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
  • (n) wedding, wedding_ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals: (the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed)
  • (n) wedding, wedding_party: (a party of people at a wedding)
wedge-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) cuneate, wedge-shaped: ((of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base)
  • (a) wedge-shaped, cuneal, cuneiform: (shaped like a wedge)
wedge, Noun
  • (n) bomber, grinder, hero, hero_sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, Italian_sandwich, poor_boy, sub, submarine, submarine_sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep: (a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States)
  • (n) chock, wedge: (a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object)
  • (n) hacek, wedge: (a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation)
  • (n) wedge, wedge_shape, cuneus: (any shape that is triangular in cross section)
  • (n) wedge: ((golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole)
  • (n) wedge: (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)
  • (n) wedge_heel, wedge: (a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe)
wedge, Verb
  • (v) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit: (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
  • (v) wedge, squeeze, force: (squeeze like a wedge into a tight space) "I squeezed myself into the corner"
wedged, Adjective
  • (s) impacted, wedged: (wedged or packed in together) "an impacted tooth"
wedlock, Noun
  • (n) marriage, matrimony, union, spousal_relationship, wedlock: (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)) "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
wee-wee, Verb
  • (v) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water: (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
wee, Adjective
  • (s) bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy: ((used informally) very small) "a wee tot"
  • (s) wee: (very early) "the wee hours of the morning"
wee, Noun
  • (n) wee: (a short time) "bide a wee"
wee, Verb
  • (v) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water: (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
weed-whacker, Noun
  • (n) weeder, weed-whacker: (a hand tool for removing weeds)
weed, Noun
  • (n) pot, grass, green_goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary_Jane: (street names for marijuana)
  • (n) weed: (any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)
  • (n) weed, mourning_band: (a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning)
weed, Verb
  • (v) weed: (clear of weeds) "weed the garden"
weeder, Noun
  • (n) weeder: (a farmhand hired to remove weeds)
  • (n) weeder, weed-whacker: (a hand tool for removing weeds)
weedkiller, Noun
  • (n) herbicide, weedkiller, weed_killer: (a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth)
weedless, Adjective
  • (a) weedless: (free from weeds) "a weedless garden"
weedy, Adjective
  • (s) scraggy, boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy: (being very thin) "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
  • (a) weedy: (abounding with or resembling weeds) "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden"
week, Noun
  • (n) week, hebdomad: (any period of seven consecutive days) "it rained for a week"
  • (n) week, calendar_week: (a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday)
  • (n) workweek, week: (hours or days of work in a calendar week) "they worked a 40-hour week"
weekday, Noun
  • (n) weekday: (any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday))
weekend, Noun
  • (n) weekend: (a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday)
weekend, Verb
  • (v) weekend: (spend the weekend)
weeklong, Adjective
  • (s) weeklong, seven-day: (lasting through a week) "her weeklong vacation"
weekly, Adjective
  • (s) weekly, hebdomadal, hebdomadary: (of or occurring every seven days) "a weekly visit"; "weekly paper"
weekly, Noun
  • (n) weekly: (a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year))
weeness, Noun
  • (n) diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness: (the property of being very small in size) "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"
weenie, Noun
  • (n) frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot_dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie: (a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)
weensy, Adjective
  • (s) bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy: ((used informally) very small) "a wee tot"
weeny, Adjective
  • (s) bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy: ((used informally) very small) "a wee tot"
weep, Verb
  • (v) cry, weep: (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain) "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
weeper, Noun
  • (n) weeper, crier: (a person who weeps)
  • (n) weeper: (a hired mourner)
weepiness, Noun
  • (n) weepiness, tearfulness: (sadness expressed by weeping)
weeping, Adjective
  • (s) cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping: (having branches or flower heads that bend downward) "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
  • (s) dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping: (showing sorrow)
weeping, Noun
  • (n) crying, weeping, tears: (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)) "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
weevil, Noun
  • (n) weevil: (any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles)
weewee, Noun
  • (n) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water: (liquid excretory product) "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
weft, Noun
  • (n) woof, weft, filling, pick: (the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
weigh, Verb
  • (v) consider, count, weigh: (show consideration for; take into account) "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
  • (v) count, matter, weigh: (have weight; have import, carry weight) "It does not matter much"
  • (v) weigh: (have a certain weight)
  • (v) weigh, librate: (determine the weight of) "The butcher weighed the chicken"
  • (v) weigh, press: (to be oppressive or burdensome) "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
weighing, Noun
  • (n) deliberation, weighing, advisement: (careful consideration) "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
weight-lift, Verb
  • (v) weight-lift, weightlift, press: (lift weights) "This guy can press 300 pounds"
weight, Noun
  • (n) system_of_weights, weight: (a system of units used to express the weight of something)
  • (n) weight: (the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity)
  • (n) weight, free_weight, exercising_weight: (sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms)
  • (n) weight, weightiness: (the relative importance granted to something) "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"
  • (n) weight: (an artifact that is heavy)
  • (n) weight: (an oppressive feeling of heavy force) "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
  • (n) weight, weighting: ((statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance)
  • (n) weight_unit, weight: (a unit used to measure weight) "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
weight, Verb
  • (v) burden, burthen, weight, weight_down: (weight down with a load)
  • (v) slant, angle, weight: (present with a bias) "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
weighted, Adjective
  • (s) leaden, weighted: (made heavy or weighted down with weariness) "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
  • (s) weighted: (adjusted to reflect value or proportion) "votes weighted according to the size of constituencies"; "a law weighted in favor of landlords"; "a weighted average"
weightiness, Noun
  • (n) heaviness, weightiness: (the property of being comparatively great in weight) "the heaviness of lead"
  • (n) weight, weightiness: (the relative importance granted to something) "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"
weighting, Noun
  • (n) weight, weighting: ((statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance)
weightless, Adjective
  • (a) weightless: (having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light) "floating freely in a weightless condition"; "a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth"; "jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric"
weightlessness, Noun
  • (n) lightness, weightlessness: (the property of being comparatively small in weight) "the lightness of balsa wood"
weightlift, Noun
  • (n) weightlift, weightlifting: (bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights)
weightlift, Verb
  • (v) weight-lift, weightlift, press: (lift weights) "This guy can press 300 pounds"
weightlifter, Noun
  • (n) weightlifter, lifter: (an athlete who lifts barbells)
weightlifting, Noun
  • (n) weightlift, weightlifting: (bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights)
weighty, Adjective
  • (s) cogent, telling, weighty: (powerfully persuasive) "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
  • (s) corpulent, obese, weighty, rotund: (excessively fat) "a weighty man"
  • (s) grave, grievous, heavy, weighty: (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought) "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
  • (a) weighty: (having relatively great weight; heavy) "a weighty load"; "a weighty package"
  • (s) weighty: (weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry) "weighty problems"
weir, Noun
  • (n) weir: (a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow)
  • (n) weir: (a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish)
weird, Adjective
  • (s) eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly: (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences) "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy"; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley"
  • (s) weird: (strikingly odd or unusual; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker) "some trick of the moonlight"
weirdest, Adjective
  • (s) eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly: (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences) "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy"; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley"
  • (s) weird: (strikingly odd or unusual; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker) "some trick of the moonlight"
weirdie, Noun
  • (n) creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook: (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)
weirdness, Noun
  • (n) outlandishness, bizarreness, weirdness: (strikingly out of the ordinary)
weirdo, Noun
  • (n) crazy, loony, looney, nutcase, weirdo: (someone deranged and possibly dangerous)
  • (n) creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook: (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)
weirdy, Noun
  • (n) creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook: (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)
weisenheimer, Noun
  • (n) wise_guy, smart_aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer: (an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments)
welch, Verb
  • (v) welsh, welch: (cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt)
welcher, Noun
  • (n) welcher, welsher: (someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager)
welcome, Adjective
  • (a) welcome: (giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted) "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us"
welcome, Noun
  • (n) welcome: (the state of being welcome) "don't outstay your welcome"
  • (n) welcome: (a greeting or reception) "the proposal got a warm welcome"
welcome, Verb
  • (v) welcome: (accept gladly) "I welcome your proposals"
  • (v) welcome, receive: (bid welcome to; greet upon arrival)
  • (v) welcome: (receive someone, as into one's house)
welcomer, Noun
  • (n) greeter, saluter, welcomer: (a person who greets) "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters"
welcoming, Adjective
  • (s) welcoming: (very cordial) "a welcoming smile"
weld, Verb
  • (v) weld: (join together by heating) "weld metal"
  • (v) weld: (unite closely or intimately) "Her gratitude welded her to him"
welder, Noun
  • (n) welder: (joins pieces of metal by welding them together)
welding, Noun
  • (n) welding: (fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure)
welfare-statist, Adjective
  • (s) welfarist, welfare-statist: (of or relating to a welfare state)
welfare, Noun
  • (n) benefit, welfare: (something that aids or promotes well-being) "for the benefit of all"
  • (n) social_welfare, welfare, public_assistance: (governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need) "she lives on welfare"
  • (n) wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia: (a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous) "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
welfarist, Adjective
  • (s) welfarist, welfare-statist: (of or relating to a welfare state)
welkin, Noun
  • (n) celestial_sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault_of_heaven, welkin: (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
well-adjusted, Adjective
  • (s) well-adjusted, well-balanced: (free from psychological disorder) "a well-adjusted personality"
well-advised, Adjective
  • (a) well-advised, advised: (having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel) "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"
well-appointed, Adjective
  • (s) well-appointed, well-found: (having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings) "a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment"
well-balanced, Adjective
  • (s) well-adjusted, well-balanced: (free from psychological disorder) "a well-adjusted personality"
  • (s) well-balanced: (in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium) "a well-balanced wheel"
well-being, Noun
  • (n) wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia: (a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous) "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
well-bred, Adjective
  • (s) well-bred, well-mannered: (of good upbringing)
well-chosen, Adjective
  • (s) happy, well-chosen: (well expressed and to the point) "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"
well-defined, Adjective
  • (s) chiseled, well-defined: (having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges) "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features"
  • (a) well-defined, clear: (accurately stated or described) "a set of well-defined values"
well-disposed, Adjective
  • (s) friendly, favorable, well-disposed: (inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile) "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
well-dressed, Adjective
  • (s) well-groomed, well-dressed: (having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat)
well-educated, Adjective
  • (s) knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read: (highly educated; having extensive information or understanding) "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
well-endowed, Adjective
  • (s) bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed: ((of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves) "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"
well-favored, Adjective
  • (s) fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured: (pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion) "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray"; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman"
well-favoured, Adjective
  • (s) fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured: (pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion) "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray"; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman"
well-fed, Adjective
  • (s) well-fed, well-nourished: (properly nourished)
well-fixed, Adjective
  • (s) comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do: (in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich) "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
well-formed, Adjective
  • (a) grammatical, well-formed: (conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers) "spoke in grammatical sentences"
well-found, Adjective
  • (s) well-appointed, well-found: (having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings) "a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment"
well-founded, Adjective
  • (s) tenable, well-founded: (based on sound reasoning or evidence) "well-founded suspicions"
well-groomed, Adjective
  • (s) well-groomed, well-dressed: (having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat)
  • (s) well-groomed: (having your hair neatly brushed and combed)
well-grooved, Adjective
  • (s) grooved, well-grooved: (established as if settled into a groove or rut)
well-grounded, Adjective
  • (s) reasoned, sound, well-grounded: (logically valid) "a sound argument"
well-heeled, Adjective
  • (s) comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do: (in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich) "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
well-informed, Adjective
  • (s) intelligent, well-informed: (possessing sound knowledge) "well-informed readers"
well-intentioned, Adjective
  • (s) well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant: (marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results) "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm"; "blunt but well-meant criticism"
well-kept, Adjective
  • (s) kept_up, maintained, well-kept: (kept in good condition)
  • (s) shipshape, trim, well-kept: (of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder) "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
well-knit, Adjective
  • (s) well-knit, well-set: (strongly and firmly constructed) "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton"
well-known, Adjective
  • (s) long-familiar, well-known: (frequently experienced; known closely or intimately) "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears"
  • (s) well-known: (widely or fully known) "a well-known politician"; "well-known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known"
well-lighted, Adjective
  • (s) illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted: (provided with artificial light) "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"
well-mannered, Adjective
  • (s) mannerly, well-mannered: (socially correct in behavior)
  • (s) well-bred, well-mannered: (of good upbringing)
well-meaning, Adjective
  • (s) well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant: (marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results) "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm"; "blunt but well-meant criticism"
  • (s) well-meaning, unthreatening: (not unfriendly or threatening) "her well-meaning words were received in silence"; "the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs"
well-meant, Adjective
  • (s) well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant: (marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results) "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm"; "blunt but well-meant criticism"
well-nourished, Adjective
  • (s) well-fed, well-nourished: (properly nourished)
well-off, Adjective
  • (s) comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do: (in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich) "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
  • (s) well-off: (fortunately situated) "doesn't know when he's well-off"
well-read, Adjective
  • (s) knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read: (highly educated; having extensive information or understanding) "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
  • (s) well-read: (well informed or deeply versed through reading) "respect for a well-read man"; "well-read in medieval history"
well-rounded, Adjective
  • (s) all-around, all-round, well-rounded: (many-sided) "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"
well-set, Adjective
  • (s) well-knit, well-set: (strongly and firmly constructed) "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton"
well-shaven, Adjective
  • (s) clean-shaven, smooth-shaven, well-shaven: (closely shaved recently)
well-situated, Adjective
  • (s) comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do: (in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich) "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
well-thought-of, Adjective
  • (s) respected, well-thought-of: (receiving deferential regard) "a respected family"
well-timed, Adjective
  • (s) timely, seasonable, well-timed, well_timed: (done or happening at the appropriate or proper time) "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"
well-to-do, Adjective
  • (s) comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do: (in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich) "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
well-tried, Adjective
  • (s) tested, tried, well-tried: (tested and proved useful or correct) "a tested method"
well-wisher, Noun
  • (n) sympathizer, sympathiser, well-wisher: (someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful)
well-worn, Adjective
  • (s) banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn: (repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse) "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
  • (s) well-worn: (showing signs of much wear or use)
well, Adjective
  • (s) good, well: (resulting favorably) "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"
  • (a) well: (in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; at least I feel well") "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well"
  • (s) well: (wise or advantageous and hence advisable) "it would be well to start early"
well, Noun
  • (n) well: (a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine)
  • (n) well: (a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid)
  • (n) well, wellspring, fountainhead: (an abundant source) "she was a well of information"
  • (n) well: (an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway))
  • (n) well: (an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps)
well, Verb
  • (v) well, swell: (come up, as of a liquid) "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
wellbeing, Noun
  • (n) wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia: (a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous) "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
wellhead, Noun
  • (n) wellhead, wellspring: (the source of water for a well)
  • (n) wellhead: (a structure built over a well)
wellness, Noun
  • (n) health, wellness: (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease) "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"
wellspring, Noun
  • (n) well, wellspring, fountainhead: (an abundant source) "she was a well of information"
  • (n) wellhead, wellspring: (the source of water for a well)
welsh, Verb
  • (v) welsh, welch: (cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt)
welsher, Noun
  • (n) welcher, welsher: (someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager)
welt, Noun
  • (n) wale, welt, weal, wheal: (a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions)
  • (n) welt: (a raised or strengthened seam)
welt, Verb
  • (v) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce: (beat severely with a whip or rod) "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
  • (v) welt: (put a welt on) "welt the shoes"
welter, Noun
  • (n) clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's_nest, welter, smother: (a confused multitude of things)
welter, Verb
  • (v) wallow, welter: (roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud")
  • (v) welter: (toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way) "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
  • (v) welter: (be immersed in) "welter in work"
wen, Noun
  • (n) sebaceous_cyst, pilar_cyst, wen, steatocystoma: (a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked)
wench, Noun
  • (n) dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird: (informal terms for a (young) woman)
wench, Verb
  • (v) wench: (frequent prostitutes)
werewolf, Noun
  • (n) werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou: (a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again)
west, Adjective
  • (a) west: (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)
westbound, Adjective
  • (s) westbound, westerly, westward: (moving toward the west) "westbound pioneers"
westerly, Adjective
  • (s) westbound, westerly, westward: (moving toward the west) "westbound pioneers"
  • (s) westerly, western: (of wind; from the west)
westerly, Noun
  • (n) prevailing_westerly, westerly: (the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth)
western, Adjective
  • (s) westerly, western: (of wind; from the west)
  • (a) western: (relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts) "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought"
  • (a) western: (of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River) "a Western ranch"
  • (s) western: (lying toward or situated in the west) "our company's western office"
westerner, Noun
  • (n) westerner: (an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.)
westernise, Verb
  • (v) occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise: (make western in character) "The country was Westernized after it opened up"
westernize, Verb
  • (v) occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise: (make western in character) "The country was Westernized after it opened up"
westernmost, Adjective
  • (s) westernmost, westmost: (farthest to the west)
westmost, Adjective
  • (s) westernmost, westmost: (farthest to the west)
westside, Adjective
  • (s) westside: (of the western part of a city) "he lives in upper westside Manhattan"
westward, Adjective
  • (s) westbound, westerly, westward: (moving toward the west) "westbound pioneers"
westward, Noun
  • (n) west, due_west, westward, W: (the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees)
wet-nurse, Noun
  • (n) wet_nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah: (a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else)
wet-nurse, Verb
  • (v) breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give_suck: (give suck to) "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
wet, Adjective
  • (s) besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)
  • (a) wet: (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water) "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
  • (a) wet: (containing moisture or volatile components) "wet paint"
  • (a) wet: (supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages) "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county"
  • (a) wet, lactating: (producing or secreting milk) "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"
  • (s) wet: (consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor) "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
wet, Noun
  • (n) moisture, wet: (wetness caused by water) "drops of wet gleamed on the window"
wet, Verb
  • (v) wet: (cause to become wet) "Wet your face"
  • (v) wet: (make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating) "This eight year old boy still wets his bed"
wetback, Noun
  • (n) greaser, wetback, taco: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent)
wether, Noun
  • (n) wether: (male sheep especially a castrated one)
wetland, Noun
  • (n) wetland: (a low area where the land is saturated with water)
wetness, Noun
  • (n) wetness: (the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)) "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
wetnurse, Noun
  • (n) wet_nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah: (a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else)
wetter, Adjective
  • (s) besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)
  • (a) wet: (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water) "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
  • (a) wet: (containing moisture or volatile components) "wet paint"
  • (a) wet: (supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages) "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county"
  • (a) wet, lactating: (producing or secreting milk) "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"
  • (s) wet: (consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor) "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
wetter, Noun
  • (n) bedwetter, bed_wetter, wetter: (someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed)
  • (n) wetter: (a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process)
  • (n) wetting_agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active_agent: (a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved)
wetting, Noun
  • (n) leak, wetting, making_water, passing_water: (a euphemism for urination) "he had to take a leak"
  • (n) wetting: (the act of making something wet)
whack, Noun
  • (n) knock, belt, rap, whack, whang: (the act of hitting vigorously) "he gave the table a whack"
  • (n) whack: (the sound made by a sharp swift blow)
whack, Verb
  • (v) whack, wham, whop, wallop: (hit hard) "The teacher whacked the boy"
whacker, Noun
  • (n) whacker, whopper: (something especially big or impressive of its kind)
whacking, Adjective
  • (s) whacking: ((British informal) enormous) "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie"
whacking, Noun
  • (n) beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking: (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)
whacko, Noun
  • (n) nutter, wacko, whacko: (a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad)
whacky, Adjective
  • (s) balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"
  • (s) cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany: (ludicrous, foolish) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
whale, Noun
  • (n) giant, hulk, heavyweight, whale: (a very large person; impressive in size or qualities)
  • (n) whale: (any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head)
whale, Verb
  • (v) whale: (hunt for whales)
whalebone, Noun
  • (n) whalebone, baleen: (a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets)
wham, Verb
  • (v) whack, wham, whop, wallop: (hit hard) "The teacher whacked the boy"
whammy, Noun
  • (n) hex, jinx, curse, whammy: (an evil spell) "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
  • (n) whammy: (a serious or devastating setback)
whang, Noun
  • (n) knock, belt, rap, whack, whang: (the act of hitting vigorously) "he gave the table a whack"
whang, Verb
  • (v) whang: (beat with force)
  • (v) whang: (propel or hit with force) "whang the ball"
  • (v) whang: (attack forcefully) "whang away at the school reform plan"
whap, Verb
  • (v) sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash: (hit hard)
wharf, Noun
  • (n) pier, wharf, wharfage, dock: (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
wharf, Verb
  • (v) moor, berth, wharf: (come into or dock at a wharf) "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
  • (v) wharf: (provide with a wharf) "Wharf the mouth of the river"
  • (v) wharf: (store on a wharf) "Wharf the merchandise"
  • (v) wharf: (discharge at a wharf) "wharf the passengers"
  • (v) wharf: (moor at a wharf) "The ship was wharfed"
wharfage, Noun
  • (n) pier, wharf, wharfage, dock: (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
  • (n) wharfage, quayage: (a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay)
whatchamacallit, Noun
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
whatchamacallum, Noun
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
whatever, Adjective
  • (s) any, whatever, whatsoever: (one or some or every or all without specification) "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left"
whatnot, Noun
  • (n) bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot: (miscellaneous curios)
whatsis, Noun
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
whatsoever, Adjective
  • (s) any, whatever, whatsoever: (one or some or every or all without specification) "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left"
wheal, Noun
  • (n) wale, welt, weal, wheal: (a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions)
wheat-grass, Noun
  • (n) wheatgrass, wheat-grass: (a grass of the genus Agropyron)
wheat, Noun
  • (n) pale_yellow, straw, wheat: (a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white)
  • (n) wheat: (annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains)
  • (n) wheat, wheat_berry: (grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour)
wheaten, Adjective
  • (a) wheaten, whole-wheat, wholemeal: (of or relating to or derived from wheat) "wheaten bread"
wheatgrass, Noun
  • (n) wheatgrass, wheat-grass: (a grass of the genus Agropyron)
wheedle, Verb
  • (v) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle: (influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering) "He palavered her into going along"
wheedler, Noun
  • (n) wheedler, coaxer: (someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing)
wheedling, Noun
  • (n) blandishment, wheedling: (the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery)
wheel, Noun
  • (n) bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle: (a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)
  • (n) rack, wheel: (an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims)
  • (n) roulette_wheel, wheel: (game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in)
  • (n) steering_wheel, wheel: (a handwheel that is used for steering)
  • (n) wheel: (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))
  • (n) wheel: (forces that provide energy and direction) "the wheels of government began to turn"
  • (n) wheel: (a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel)
wheel, Verb
  • (v) bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel: (ride a bicycle)
  • (v) wheel, wheel_around: (change directions as if revolving on a pivot) "They wheeled their horses around and left"
  • (v) wheel, wheel_around: (wheel somebody or something)
  • (v) wheel, roll: (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle) "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
wheelbarrow, Noun
  • (n) barrow, garden_cart, lawn_cart, wheelbarrow: (a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels)
wheelbarrow, Verb
  • (v) wheelbarrow: (transport in a wheelbarrow)
wheelchair, Noun
  • (n) wheelchair: (a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant)
wheeled, Adjective
  • (a) wheeled: (having wheels; often used in combination)
wheelhouse, Noun
  • (n) pilothouse, wheelhouse: (an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated)
wheelless, Adjective
  • (a) wheelless: (having no wheels or having no wheeled vehicles) "dragging a wheelless stoneboat filled with rocks"; "wheelless societies"
wheelwright, Noun
  • (n) wheelwright, wheeler: (someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels)
wheeze, Noun
  • (n) wheeze: (breathing with a husky or whistling sound)
  • (n) wheeze: ((Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick) "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"
wheeze, Verb
  • (v) wheeze: (breathe with difficulty)
wheezing, Adjective
  • (s) asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy: (relating to breathing with a whistling sound)
wheezy, Adjective
  • (s) asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy: (relating to breathing with a whistling sound)
  • (s) reedy, wheezy: (having a tone of a reed instrument)
whelm, Verb
  • (v) overwhelm, overpower, sweep_over, whelm, overcome, overtake: (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)
whelp, Noun
  • (n) pup, whelp: (young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf)
whelp, Verb
  • (v) whelp, pup: (birth) "the dog whelped"
whereabouts, Noun
  • (n) whereabouts: (the general location where something is) "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"
wherefore, Noun
  • (n) why, wherefore: (the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores')
whet, Verb
  • (v) whet, quicken: (make keen or more acute) "whet my appetite"
  • (v) whet: (sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone)
whey, Noun
  • (n) whey, milk_whey: (the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese)
  • (n) whey: (watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates) "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"
whicker, Noun
  • (n) neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny: (the characteristic sounds made by a horse)
whicker, Verb
  • (v) neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny: (make a characteristic sound, of a horse)
whidah, Noun
  • (n) whydah, whidah, widow_bird: (mostly black African weaverbird)
whiff, Noun
  • (n) puff, puff_of_air, whiff: (a short light gust of air)
  • (n) whiff: (a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil)
  • (n) whiff: (a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)
whiff, Verb
  • (v) puff, whiff: (smoke and exhale strongly) "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
  • (v) sniff, whiff: (perceive by inhaling through the nose) "sniff the perfume"
  • (v) whiff: (drive or carry as if by a puff of air) "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
  • (v) whiff: (strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third)
  • (v) whiff: (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"
whiffletree, Noun
  • (n) whiffletree, whippletree, swingletree: (a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling)
while, Noun
  • (n) while, piece, spell, patch: (a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition) "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
whim, Noun
  • (n) caprice, impulse, whim: (a sudden desire) "he bought it on an impulse"
  • (n) notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey: (an odd or fanciful or capricious idea) "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
whimper, Noun
  • (n) whimper, whine: (a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way)
whimper, Verb
  • (v) wail, whimper, mewl, pule: (cry weakly or softly) "she wailed with pain"
whimsey, Noun
  • (n) flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness: (the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment) "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
  • (n) notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey: (an odd or fanciful or capricious idea) "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
whimsical, Adjective
  • (s) capricious, impulsive, whimsical: (determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason) "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
whimsicality, Noun
  • (n) flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness: (the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment) "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
  • (n) impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicality: (the trait of behaving like an imp)
whimsy, Noun
  • (n) flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness: (the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment) "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
  • (n) notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey: (an odd or fanciful or capricious idea) "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
whin, Noun
  • (n) gorse, furze, whin, Irish_gorse, Ulex_europaeus: (very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe)
  • (n) whinstone, whin: (any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt))
  • (n) woodwaxen, dyer's_greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista_tinctoria: (small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental)
whinberry, Noun
  • (n) bilberry, whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium_myrtillus: (erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries)
whine, Noun
  • (n) whimper, whine: (a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way)
whine, Verb
  • (v) snivel, whine: (talk in a tearful manner)
  • (v) whine: (move with a whining sound) "The bullets were whining past us"
  • (v) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak: (make a high-pitched, screeching noise) "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
  • (v) whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp: (complain whiningly)
whiner, Noun
  • (n) whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker: (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)
whiney, Adjective
  • (s) fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny: (habitually complaining) "a whiny child"
whinny, Noun
  • (n) neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny: (the characteristic sounds made by a horse)
whinny, Verb
  • (v) neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny: (make a characteristic sound, of a horse)
whinstone, Noun
  • (n) whinstone, whin: (any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt))
whiny, Adjective
  • (s) fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny: (habitually complaining) "a whiny child"
whip-snake, Noun
  • (n) whip-snake, whip_snake, whipsnake: (any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails)
whip, Noun
  • (n) whip: (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)
  • (n) whip, party_whip: (a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline)
  • (n) whip: (a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit)
  • (n) whip: ((golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club)
  • (n) whip, lash, whiplash: (a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object) "the whip raised a red welt"
whip, Verb
  • (v) blister, scald, whip: (subject to harsh criticism) "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
  • (v) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce: (beat severely with a whip or rod) "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
  • (v) whip: (thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash) "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
  • (v) whip, lash: (strike as if by whipping) "The curtain whipped her face"
  • (v) whisk, whip: (whip with or as if with a wire whisk) "whisk the eggs"
  • (v) worst, pip, mop_up, whip, rack_up: (defeat thoroughly) "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
whiplash, Noun
  • (n) whip, lash, whiplash: (a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object) "the whip raised a red welt"
  • (n) whiplash, whiplash_injury: (an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident))
whiplike, Adjective
  • (a) flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like: (having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum))
whipper, Noun
  • (n) switcher, whipper: (a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip)
whippersnapper, Noun
  • (n) whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweight: (someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous)
whipping, Adjective
  • (s) snappy, whipping: (smart and fashionable) "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"
whipping, Noun
  • (n) beating, whipping: (the act of overcoming or outdoing)
  • (n) thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping: (a sound defeat)
  • (n) whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation: (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
  • (n) whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching: (a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally)
whippletree, Noun
  • (n) whiffletree, whippletree, swingletree: (a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling)
whippoorwill, Noun
  • (n) whippoorwill, Caprimulgus_vociferus: (American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage)
whippy, Adjective
  • (s) flexible, whippy: (bending and snapping back readily without breaking)
whipsnake, Noun
  • (n) whip-snake, whip_snake, whipsnake: (any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails)
whipstitch, Noun
  • (n) whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching: (a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally)
whipstitching, Noun
  • (n) whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching: (a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally)
whir, Noun
  • (n) whir, whirr, whirring, birr: (sound of something in rapid motion) "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
whir, Verb
  • (v) whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr: (make a soft swishing sound) "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
whirl, Noun
  • (n) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer: (a usually brief attempt) "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
  • (n) spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl: (the act of rotating rapidly) "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
  • (n) whirl, commotion: (confused movement) "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
  • (n) whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution: (the shape of something rotating rapidly)
whirl, Verb
  • (v) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl: (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
  • (v) spin, spin_around, whirl, reel, gyrate: (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis) "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
  • (v) twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl: (turn in a twisting or spinning motion) "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
  • (v) whirl, birl, spin, twirl: (cause to spin) "spin a coin"
  • (v) whirl, tumble, whirl_around: (fly around) "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
whirligig, Noun
  • (n) carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig: (a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement)
  • (n) top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning_top: (a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin) "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
whirligig, Verb
  • (v) whirligig: (whirl or spin like a whirligig)
whirling, Noun
  • (n) gyration, whirling: (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)
whirlpool, Noun
  • (n) whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom: (a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides))
whirlpool, Verb
  • (v) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl: (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
whirlwind, Noun
  • (n) whirlwind: (a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth)
whirlybird, Noun
  • (n) helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater: (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
whirr, Noun
  • (n) whir, whirr, whirring, birr: (sound of something in rapid motion) "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
whirr, Verb
  • (v) churr, whirr: (make a vibrant sound, as of some birds)
  • (v) whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr: (make a soft swishing sound) "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
whirring, Adjective
  • (s) whirring: (like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings)
whirring, Noun
  • (n) whir, whirr, whirring, birr: (sound of something in rapid motion) "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
whisk, Noun
  • (n) whisk: (a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream)
  • (n) whisk, whisk_broom: (a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes)
whisk, Verb
  • (v) whisk: (move somewhere quickly) "The President was whisked away in his limo"
  • (v) whisk: (move quickly and nimbly) "He whisked into the house"
  • (v) whisk, whisk_off: (brush or wipe off lightly)
  • (v) whisk, whip: (whip with or as if with a wire whisk) "whisk the eggs"
whisker, Noun
  • (n) hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker: (a very small distance or space) "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
  • (n) whisker, vibrissa, sensory_hair: (a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat)
whisker, Verb
  • (v) bewhisker, whisker: (furnish with whiskers) "a whiskered jersey"
whiskered, Adjective
  • (s) bearded, barbate, bewhiskered, whiskered, whiskery: (having hair on the cheeks and chin)
whiskerless, Adjective
  • (s) beardless, whiskerless: (having no beard)
whiskers, Noun
  • (n) beard, face_fungus, whiskers: (the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)
  • (n) hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker: (a very small distance or space) "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
  • (n) whisker, vibrissa, sensory_hair: (a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat)
whiskery, Adjective
  • (s) bearded, barbate, bewhiskered, whiskered, whiskery: (having hair on the cheeks and chin)
whiskey, Noun
  • (n) whiskey, whisky: (a liquor made from fermented mash of grain)
whisky, Noun
  • (n) whiskey, whisky: (a liquor made from fermented mash of grain)
whisper, Noun
  • (n) rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering: (a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)
  • (n) whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness: (speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords)
whisper, Verb
  • (v) whisper: (speak softly; in a low voice)
whispering, Adjective
  • (s) murmuring, susurrant, whispering: (making a low continuous indistinct sound) "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"
whispering, Noun
  • (n) rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering: (a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)
  • (n) whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness: (speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords)
whistle-blower, Noun
  • (n) whistle_blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower: (an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it) "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"
whistle, Noun
  • (n) pennywhistle, tin_whistle, whistle: (an inexpensive fipple flute)
  • (n) whistle, whistling: (the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture)
  • (n) whistle, whistling: (the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle) "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
  • (n) whistle: (a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it)
  • (n) whistle: (acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound)
whistle, Verb
  • (v) whistle: (make whistling sounds) "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
  • (v) whistle: (move with, or as with, a whistling sound) "The bullets whistled past him"
  • (v) whistle: (utter or express by whistling) "She whistled a melody"
  • (v) whistle: (move, send, or bring as if by whistling) "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
  • (v) whistle, sing: (make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound) "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
  • (v) whistle: (give a signal by whistling) "She whistled for her maid"
whistleblower, Noun
  • (n) whistle_blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower: (an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it) "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"
whistlestop, Verb
  • (v) whistlestop: (tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election)
whistling, Noun
  • (n) whistle, whistling: (the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture)
  • (n) whistle, whistling: (the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle) "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
  • (n) whistling: (the act of whistling a tune) "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
whit, Noun
  • (n) shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge: (a tiny or scarcely detectable amount)
white-collar, Adjective
  • (a) white-collar: (of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers) "the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper"
white-haired, Adjective
  • (s) blue-eyed, fair-haired, white-haired: (favorite) "the fair-haired boy of the literary set"
  • (s) grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired: (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair) "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge"; "nodded his hoary head"
white-hot, Adjective
  • (s) white-hot: (intensely zealous or fervid) "fierce white-hot loyalty"
  • (s) white, white-hot: (glowing white with heat) "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
white-livered, Adjective
  • (s) chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied: (easily frightened)
white-out, Verb
  • (v) white-out, whiteout: (lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain)
white, Adjective
  • (s) ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white: (anemic looking from illness or emotion) "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley"; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
  • (s) blank, clean, white: ((of a surface) not written or printed on) "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
  • (a) white: (being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light) "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
  • (a) white: (of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration) "voting patterns within the white population"
  • (s) white: (free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied) "in shining white armor"
  • (s) white, snowy: (marked by the presence of snow) "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
  • (s) white, lily-white: (restricted to whites only) "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
  • (s) white, white-hot: (glowing white with heat) "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
  • (s) white: (benevolent; without malicious intent) "that's white of you"
  • (s) white: ((of coffee) having cream or milk added)
  • (s) white, whitened: ((of hair) having lost its color) "the white hairs of old age"
  • (s) white: (of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets) "white nights"
white, Verb
  • (v) whiten, white: (turn white) "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
whiteface, Noun
  • (n) Hereford, whiteface: (hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States)
  • (n) whiteface: (a clown whose face is covered with white make-up)
whiten, Verb
  • (v) whiten, white: (turn white) "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
whitened, Adjective
  • (s) white, whitened: ((of hair) having lost its color) "the white hairs of old age"
whitener, Noun
  • (n) bleaching_agent, bleach, blanching_agent, whitener: (an agent that makes things white or colorless)
whiteness, Noun
  • (n) purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness: (the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil)
  • (n) white, whiteness: (the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black))
  • (n) whiteness: (lightness or fairness of complexion) "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering"
whitening, Noun
  • (n) whitening, lightening: (changing to a lighter color)
whiteout, Noun
  • (n) whiteout: (an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds)
whiteout, Verb
  • (v) white-out, whiteout: (lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain)
  • (v) whiteout, white_out: (cover up with a liquid correction fluid) "white-out the typo"
whiter, Adjective
  • (s) ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white: (anemic looking from illness or emotion) "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley"; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
  • (s) blank, clean, white: ((of a surface) not written or printed on) "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
  • (a) white: (being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light) "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
  • (a) white: (of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration) "voting patterns within the white population"
  • (s) white: (free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied) "in shining white armor"
  • (s) white, snowy: (marked by the presence of snow) "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
  • (s) white, lily-white: (restricted to whites only) "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
  • (s) white, white-hot: (glowing white with heat) "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
  • (s) white: (benevolent; without malicious intent) "that's white of you"
  • (s) white: ((of coffee) having cream or milk added)
  • (s) white, whitened: ((of hair) having lost its color) "the white hairs of old age"
  • (s) white: (of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets) "white nights"
whitest, Adjective
  • (s) ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white: (anemic looking from illness or emotion) "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley"; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
  • (s) blank, clean, white: ((of a surface) not written or printed on) "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
  • (a) white: (being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light) "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
  • (a) white: (of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration) "voting patterns within the white population"
  • (s) white: (free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied) "in shining white armor"
  • (s) white, snowy: (marked by the presence of snow) "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
  • (s) white, lily-white: (restricted to whites only) "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
  • (s) white, white-hot: (glowing white with heat) "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
  • (s) white: (benevolent; without malicious intent) "that's white of you"
  • (s) white: ((of coffee) having cream or milk added)
  • (s) white, whitened: ((of hair) having lost its color) "the white hairs of old age"
  • (s) white: (of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets) "white nights"
whitetail, Noun
  • (n) Virginia_deer, white_tail, whitetail, white-tailed_deer, whitetail_deer, Odocoileus_Virginianus: (common North American deer; tail has a white underside)
whitethorn, Noun
  • (n) whitethorn, English_hawthorn, may, Crataegus_laevigata, Crataegus_oxycantha: (thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America)
whitewash, Noun
  • (n) whitewash: (a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score)
  • (n) whitewash: (wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces)
  • (n) whitewash: (a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects)
whitewash, Verb
  • (v) whitewash, gloss_over, sleek_over, hush_up: (cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error) "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
  • (v) whitewash: (cover with whitewash) "whitewash walls"
  • (v) whitewash: (exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data)
whitewater, Noun
  • (n) white_water, whitewater: (frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls)
whitewood, Noun
  • (n) tulipwood, true_tulipwood, whitewood, white_poplar, yellow_poplar: (light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer)
whitey, Noun
  • (n) whitey, honky, honkey, honkie: ((slang) offensive names for a White man)
whitish, Adjective
  • (s) milky, milklike, whitish: (resembling milk in color not clear) "milky glass"
  • (s) whitish, off-white: (of something having a color tending toward white)
whitlow, Noun
  • (n) felon, whitlow: (a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail)
whittle, Verb
  • (v) whittle, pare: (cut small bits or pare shavings from) "whittle a piece of wood"
whiz-kid, Noun
  • (n) go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball_of_fire: (someone whose career progresses rapidly)
whiz, Noun
  • (n) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
  • (n) whiz: (a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air) "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
whiz, Verb
  • (v) whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr: (make a soft swishing sound) "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
whizbang, Noun
  • (n) whizbang, whizzbang, whizbang_shell: (a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits)
  • (n) whizbang, whizzbang: (a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion)
whizz-kid, Noun
  • (n) go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball_of_fire: (someone whose career progresses rapidly)
whizz, Noun
  • (n) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
whizz, Verb
  • (v) whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr: (make a soft swishing sound) "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
  • (v) zoom, zoom_along, whizz, whizz_along: (move along very quickly)
whizzbang, Noun
  • (n) whizbang, whizzbang, whizbang_shell: (a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits)
  • (n) whizbang, whizzbang: (a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion)
whodunit, Noun
  • (n) mystery, mystery_story, whodunit: (a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie)
whole-souled, Adjective
  • (s) heart-whole, wholehearted, whole-souled: (with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion) "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"
whole-wheat, Adjective
  • (a) wheaten, whole-wheat, wholemeal: (of or relating to or derived from wheat) "wheaten bread"
whole, Adjective
  • (s) hale, whole: (exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health) "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
  • (s) solid, unanimous, whole: (acting together as a single undiversified whole) "a solid voting bloc"
  • (s) unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole: (not injured)
  • (a) whole: (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete) "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
  • (a) whole: ((of siblings) having the same parents) "whole brothers and sisters"
whole, Noun
  • (n) whole: (all of something including all its component elements or parts) "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
  • (n) whole, unit: (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
wholehearted, Adjective
  • (s) heart-whole, wholehearted, whole-souled: (with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion) "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"
wholeheartedness, Noun
  • (n) heartiness, wholeheartedness: (the quality of hearty sincerity)
  • (n) wholeheartedness: (undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm)
wholemeal, Adjective
  • (a) wheaten, whole-wheat, wholemeal: (of or relating to or derived from wheat) "wheaten bread"
wholeness, Noun
  • (n) integrity, unity, wholeness: (an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting) "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"
  • (n) wholeness, haleness: (a state of robust good health)
wholesale, Adjective
  • (s) sweeping, wholesale: (ignoring distinctions) "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
wholesale, Noun
  • (n) wholesale: (the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers)
wholesale, Verb
  • (v) wholesale: (sell in large quantities)
wholesaler, Noun
  • (n) jobber, middleman, wholesaler: (someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers)
wholesome, Adjective
  • (a) wholesome: (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being) "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"
  • (s) wholesome: (sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind) "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"
wholesomeness, Noun
  • (n) wholesomeness: (the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you)
whomp, Verb
  • (v) cuff, whomp: (hit with the hand)
  • (v) whomp: (beat overwhelmingly)
whoop, Noun
  • (n) whoop: (a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)
whoop, Verb
  • (v) hack, whoop: (cough spasmodically) "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
  • (v) whoop: (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm) "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"
whoosh, Noun
  • (n) swoosh, whoosh: (the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid))
whoosh, Verb
  • (v) hiss, whoosh: (move with a whooshing sound)
  • (v) whoosh: (gush or squirt out) "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"
  • (v) woosh, whoosh: (move with a sibilant sound) "He whooshed the doors open"
whop, Verb
  • (v) sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash: (hit hard)
  • (v) whack, wham, whop, wallop: (hit hard) "The teacher whacked the boy"
whopper, Noun
  • (n) whacker, whopper: (something especially big or impressive of its kind)
  • (n) whopper, walloper: (a gross untruth; a blatant lie)
whopping, Adjective
  • (s) humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping: ((used informally) very large) "a thumping loss"
whore, Noun
  • (n) prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy_woman, working_girl, sporting_lady, lady_of_pleasure, woman_of_the_street: (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)
whore, Verb
  • (v) whore: (work as a prostitute)
  • (v) whore: (have unlawful sex with a whore)
  • (v) whore: (compromise oneself for money or other gains) "She whored herself to Hollywood"
whoredom, Noun
  • (n) prostitution, harlotry, whoredom: (offering sexual intercourse for pay)
whorehouse, Noun
  • (n) whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house_of_prostitution, house_of_ill_repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting_house: (a building where prostitutes are available)
whoremaster, Noun
  • (n) whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick: (a prostitute's customer)
  • (n) whoremaster, whoremonger: (a pimp who procures whores)
whoremonger, Noun
  • (n) whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick: (a prostitute's customer)
  • (n) whoremaster, whoremonger: (a pimp who procures whores)
whoreson, Noun
  • (n) asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother_fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son_of_a_bitch, SOB: (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)
  • (n) bastard, by-blow, love_child, illegitimate_child, illegitimate, whoreson: (the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents)
whorl, Noun
  • (n) coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix: (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops) "a coil of rope"
  • (n) coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll: (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
  • (n) lock, curl, ringlet, whorl: (a strand or cluster of hair)
whorled, Adjective
  • (s) coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate: (in the shape of a coil)
  • (s) verticillate, verticillated, whorled: (forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem))
whortleberry, Noun
  • (n) bilberry, whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium_myrtillus: (erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries)
  • (n) bilberry, whortleberry, European_blueberry: (blue-black berries similar to American blueberries)
why, Noun
  • (n) why, wherefore: (the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores')
whydah, Noun
  • (n) whydah, whidah, widow_bird: (mostly black African weaverbird)
wick, Noun
  • (n) wick: (any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action) "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"
  • (n) wick, taper: (a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)
wicked, Adjective
  • (s) arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked: (naughtily or annoyingly playful) "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
  • (s) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky: (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust) "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
  • (s) severe, terrible, wicked: (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality) "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"
  • (s) sinful, unholy, wicked: (having committed unrighteous acts) "a sinful person"
  • (a) wicked: (morally bad in principle or practice)
wickedness, Noun
  • (n) evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity: (morally objectionable behavior)
  • (n) iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark: (absence of moral or spiritual values) "the powers of darkness"
  • (n) loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness: (the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions) "the vileness of his language surprised us"
  • (n) nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness: (the quality of being wicked)
  • (n) sin, sinfulness, wickedness: (estrangement from god)
wicker, Noun
  • (n) wicker: (slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork)
  • (n) wicker, wickerwork, caning: (work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches))
wickerwork, Noun
  • (n) wicker, wickerwork, caning: (work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches))
wicket, Noun
  • (n) wicket: (cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket)
  • (n) wicket, hoop: (a small arch used as croquet equipment)
  • (n) wicket, wicket_door, wicket_gate: (small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door))
  • (n) wicket, lattice, grille: (small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted)
wickiup, Noun
  • (n) wickiup, wikiup: (a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States)
wickup, Noun
  • (n) fireweed, giant_willowherb, rosebay_willowherb, wickup, Epilobium_angustifolium: (tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant)
wicopy, Noun
  • (n) leatherwood, moosewood, moose-wood, wicopy, ropebark, Dirca_palustris: (deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers)
wide-angle, Adjective
  • (a) fisheye, wide-angle: (of or relating to a fisheye lens)
wide-awake, Adjective
  • (s) heads-up, wide-awake: (fully alert and watchful) "played heads-up ball"
  • (s) unsleeping, wide-awake: (fully awake) "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"
wide-cut, Adjective
  • (s) wide, wide-cut, full: (having ample fabric) "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
wide-eyed, Adjective
  • (s) childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple: (exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity) "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
  • (s) wide-eyed, wide: ((used of eyes) fully open or extended) "stared with wide eyes"
wide-open, Adjective
  • (s) wide-open: (open wide) "left the doors wide-open"
  • (s) wide-open, lawless: (lax in enforcing laws) "a wide-open town"
wide-ranging, Adjective
  • (s) varied, wide-ranging: (widely different) "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"
  • (s) wide-ranging: (including much) "the pianist's wide-ranging repertoire"
wide, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"; "granted him wide powers"
  • (s) broad, spacious, wide: (very large in expanse or scope) "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
  • (s) wide-eyed, wide: ((used of eyes) fully open or extended) "stared with wide eyes"
  • (a) wide, broad: (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other) "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
  • (a) wide: (great in degree) "won by a wide margin"
  • (s) wide, wide-cut, full: (having ample fabric) "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
  • (s) wide, wide_of_the_mark: (not on target) "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
wideband, Adjective
  • (a) broadband, wideband: (responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies) "a broadband antenna"
widen, Verb
  • (v) let_out, widen: (make (clothes) larger) "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
  • (v) widen: (become broader or wider or more extensive) "The road widened"
  • (v) widen: (make wider) "widen the road"
  • (v) widen, broaden, extend: (extend in scope or range or area) "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
wideness, Noun
  • (n) enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness: (unusual largeness in size or extent or number)
  • (n) wideness, broadness: (the property of being wide; having great width)
widening, Noun
  • (n) turnout, widening: (a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park)
  • (n) widening, broadening: (an increase in width)
  • (n) widening, broadening: (the act of making something wider)
wider, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"; "granted him wide powers"
  • (s) broad, spacious, wide: (very large in expanse or scope) "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
  • (s) wide-eyed, wide: ((used of eyes) fully open or extended) "stared with wide eyes"
  • (a) wide, broad: (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other) "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
  • (a) wide: (great in degree) "won by a wide margin"
  • (s) wide, wide-cut, full: (having ample fabric) "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
  • (s) wide, wide_of_the_mark: (not on target) "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
widespread, Adjective
  • (s) far-flung, widespread: (distributed over a considerable extent) "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"
  • (s) widespread: (widely circulated or diffused) "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"
widest, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"; "granted him wide powers"
  • (s) broad, spacious, wide: (very large in expanse or scope) "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
  • (s) wide-eyed, wide: ((used of eyes) fully open or extended) "stared with wide eyes"
  • (a) wide, broad: (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other) "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
  • (a) wide: (great in degree) "won by a wide margin"
  • (s) wide, wide-cut, full: (having ample fabric) "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
  • (s) wide, wide_of_the_mark: (not on target) "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
widgeon, Noun
  • (n) widgeon, wigeon, Anas_penelope: (freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals)
widget, Noun
  • (n) appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget: (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  • (n) doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget: (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known) "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
widow, Noun
  • (n) widow, widow_woman: (a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried)
widow, Verb
  • (v) widow: (cause to be without a spouse) "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"
widower, Noun
  • (n) widower, widowman: (a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried)
widowhood, Noun
  • (n) widowhood: (the time of a woman's life when she is a widow)
  • (n) widowhood: (the state of being a widow who has not remarried)
widowman, Noun
  • (n) widower, widowman: (a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried)
width, Noun
  • (n) width, breadth: (the extent of something from side to side)
wield, Verb
  • (v) wield, exert, maintain: (have and exercise) "wield power and authority"
  • (v) wield, handle, manage: (handle effectively) "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
wieldy, Adjective
  • (a) wieldy: (easy to handle or use or manage) "a large but wieldy book"
wienerwurst, Noun
  • (n) frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot_dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie: (a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)
wife, Noun
  • (n) wife, married_woman: (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)
wifelike, Adjective
  • (a) wifely, wifelike, uxorial: (befitting or characteristic of a wife)
wifely, Adjective
  • (a) wifely, wifelike, uxorial: (befitting or characteristic of a wife)
wig, Noun
  • (n) wig: (hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair)
  • (n) wig, wigging: (British slang for a scolding)
wigeon, Noun
  • (n) widgeon, wigeon, Anas_penelope: (freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals)
wigged, Adjective
  • (a) wigged: (wearing a wig) "the judges all wigged and robed"
wigging, Noun
  • (n) wig, wigging: (British slang for a scolding)
wiggle, Noun
  • (n) wiggle, wriggle, squirm: (the act of wiggling)
wiggle, Verb
  • (v) jiggle, joggle, wiggle: (move to and fro) "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
wiggler, Noun
  • (n) earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing_worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew_worm, red_worm: (terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers)
  • (n) wiggler, wriggler, squirmer: (one who can't stay still (especially a child)) "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"
  • (n) wiggler, wriggler: (larva of a mosquito)
wiggly, Adjective
  • (s) sinuate, sinuous, wiggly: (curved or curving in and out) "wiggly lines"
  • (s) wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing: (moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion) "wiggly worms"
wigless, Adjective
  • (a) wigless: (not wearing a wig)
wigwam, Noun
  • (n) wigwam: (a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides)
wikiup, Noun
  • (n) wickiup, wikiup: (a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States)
wild-eyed, Adjective
  • (s) quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed: (not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic) "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"
  • (s) wild-eyed: (appearing extremely agitated) "crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck"
wild, Adjective
  • (s) angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild: ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger) "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
  • (s) barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild: (without civilizing influences) "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade"; "wild tribes"
  • (s) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild: (without a basis in reason or fact) "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
  • (s) crazy, wild, dotty, gaga: (intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with) "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
  • (s) fantastic, wild: (fanciful and unrealistic; foolish) "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
  • (s) godforsaken, waste, wild: (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate) "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
  • (s) hazardous, risky, wild: (involving risk or danger) "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
  • (s) raving_mad, wild: (talking or behaving irrationally) "a raving lunatic"
  • (s) violent, wild: ((of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud) "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
  • (a) wild: (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control) "wild talk"; "wild parties"
  • (a) wild, untamed: (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated) "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
  • (s) wild: (in a state of extreme emotion) "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
  • (s) wild: (deviating widely from an intended course) "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
wild, Noun
  • (n) wild, natural_state, state_of_nature: (a wild primitive state untouched by civilization) "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
  • (n) wilderness, wild: (a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition) "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
wildcat, Adjective
  • (s) unauthorized, unauthorised, wildcat: (without official authorization) "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
  • (s) wildcat: (outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices) "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
  • (s) wildcat: ((of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive) "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
wildcat, Noun
  • (n) beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat: (a cruelly rapacious person)
  • (n) wildcat: (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)
  • (n) wildcat_well, wildcat: (an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field)
wildebeest, Noun
  • (n) gnu, wildebeest: (large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail)
wilder, Adjective
  • (s) angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild: ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger) "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
  • (s) barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild: (without civilizing influences) "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade"; "wild tribes"
  • (s) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild: (without a basis in reason or fact) "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
  • (s) crazy, wild, dotty, gaga: (intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with) "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
  • (s) fantastic, wild: (fanciful and unrealistic; foolish) "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
  • (s) godforsaken, waste, wild: (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate) "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
  • (s) hazardous, risky, wild: (involving risk or danger) "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
  • (s) raving_mad, wild: (talking or behaving irrationally) "a raving lunatic"
  • (s) violent, wild: ((of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud) "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
  • (a) wild: (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control) "wild talk"; "wild parties"
  • (a) wild, untamed: (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated) "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
  • (s) wild: (in a state of extreme emotion) "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
  • (s) wild: (deviating widely from an intended course) "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
wildest, Adjective
  • (s) angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild: ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger) "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
  • (s) barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild: (without civilizing influences) "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade"; "wild tribes"
  • (s) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild: (without a basis in reason or fact) "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
  • (s) crazy, wild, dotty, gaga: (intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with) "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
  • (s) fantastic, wild: (fanciful and unrealistic; foolish) "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
  • (s) godforsaken, waste, wild: (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate) "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
  • (s) hazardous, risky, wild: (involving risk or danger) "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
  • (s) raving_mad, wild: (talking or behaving irrationally) "a raving lunatic"
  • (s) violent, wild: ((of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud) "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
  • (a) wild: (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control) "wild talk"; "wild parties"
  • (a) wild, untamed: (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated) "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
  • (s) wild: (in a state of extreme emotion) "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
  • (s) wild: (deviating widely from an intended course) "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
wildfire, Noun
  • (n) wildfire: (a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration)
wildflower, Noun
  • (n) wildflower, wild_flower: (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
wildlife, Noun
  • (n) wildlife: (all living things (except people) that are undomesticated) "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"
wildness, Noun
  • (n) ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness: (the property of being wild or turbulent) "the storm's violence"
  • (n) wildness, abandon: (a feeling of extreme emotional intensity) "the wildness of his anger"
  • (n) wildness: (an unruly disposition to do as one pleases) "Liza had always had a tendency to wildness"; "the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention"
  • (n) wildness: (an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature)
wile, Noun
  • (n) trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan: (the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them))
wilful, Adjective
  • (s) froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful: (habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition)
  • (s) willful, wilful: (done by design) "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"
wilfulness, Noun
  • (n) unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness: (the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline)
wiliness, Noun
  • (n) craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness: (shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception)
will-o'-the-wisp, Noun
  • (n) friar's_lantern, ignis_fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp: (a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground)
  • (n) will-o'-the-wisp, ignis_fatuus: (an illusion that misleads)
will, Noun
  • (n) volition, will: (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention) "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith"
  • (n) will: (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose) "where there's a will there's a way"
  • (n) will, testament: (a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die)
will, Verb
  • (v) bequeath, will, leave: (leave or give by will after one's death) "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
  • (v) will: (decree or ordain) "God wills our existence"
  • (v) will: (determine by choice) "This action was willed and intended"
willful, Adjective
  • (s) froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful: (habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition)
  • (s) willful, wilful: (done by design) "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"
willfulness, Noun
  • (n) unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness: (the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline)
willies, Noun
  • (n) willies: (feelings of uneasiness) "that guy gave me the willies"
willing, Adjective
  • (s) uncoerced, unforced, willing: (not brought about by coercion or force) "the confession was uncoerced"
  • (a) willing: (disposed or inclined toward) "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"
willing, Noun
  • (n) volition, willing: (the act of making a choice) "followed my father of my own volition"
willingness, Noun
  • (n) willingness: (cheerful compliance) "he expressed his willingness to help"
willow-pattern, Noun
  • (n) willowware, willow-pattern: (chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river)
willow, Noun
  • (n) willow, willow_tree: (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
  • (n) willow: (a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers)
willowware, Noun
  • (n) willowware, willow-pattern: (chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river)
willowy, Adjective
  • (s) gracile, willowy: (slender and graceful)
willpower, Noun
  • (n) self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will_power, self-command, self-will: (the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior)
wilt, Noun
  • (n) wilt, wilt_disease: (any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots)
  • (n) wilt, wilting: (causing to become limp or drooping)
wilt, Verb
  • (v) wilt: (lose strength) "My opponent was wilting"
  • (v) wilt, droop: (become limp) "The flowers wilted"
wilted, Adjective
  • (s) limp, wilted: (not firm) "wilted lettuce"
wilting, Noun
  • (n) wilt, wilting: (causing to become limp or drooping)
wily, Adjective
  • (s) crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily: (marked by skill in deception) "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
wimble, Noun
  • (n) auger, gimlet, screw_auger, wimble: (hand tool for boring holes)
wimpish, Adjective
  • (s) wimpish, wimpy: (weak and ineffectual)
wimpy, Adjective
  • (s) wimpish, wimpy: (weak and ineffectual)
win, Noun
  • (n) win: (a victory (as in a race or other competition)) "he was happy to get the win"
  • (n) winnings, win, profits: (something won (especially money))
win, Verb
  • (v) acquire, win, gain: (win something through one's efforts) "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
  • (v) gain, advance, win, pull_ahead, make_headway, get_ahead, gain_ground: (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.) "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
  • (v) succeed, win, come_through, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods: (attain success or reach a desired goal) "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
  • (v) win: (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious) "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
wince, Noun
  • (n) wince: (the facial expression of sudden pain)
  • (n) wince, flinch: (a reflex response to sudden pain)
wince, Verb
  • (v) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail: (draw back, as with fear or pain) "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
  • (v) wince: (make a face indicating disgust or dislike) "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
winch, Noun
  • (n) winch, windlass: (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)
winch, Verb
  • (v) winch: (pull or lift up with or as if with a winch) "winch up the slack line"
wind, Noun
  • (n) fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking_wind: (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
  • (n) tip, lead, steer, confidential_information, wind, hint: (an indication of potential opportunity) "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
  • (n) wind, air_current, current_of_air: (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure) "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
  • (n) wind: (a tendency or force that influences events) "the winds of change"
  • (n) wind: (breath) "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
  • (n) wind, malarkey, malarky, idle_words, jazz, nothingness: (empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk) "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"
  • (n) wind, winding, twist: (the act of winding or twisting) "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
  • (n) wind_instrument, wind: (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath)
wind, Verb
  • (v) hoist, lift, wind: (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help) "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
  • (v) scent, nose, wind: (catch the scent of; get wind of) "The dog nosed out the drugs"
  • (v) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander: (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course) "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
  • (v) wind, twist, curve: (extend in curves and turns) "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
  • (v) wind, wrap, roll, twine: (arrange or or coil around) "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
  • (v) wind, wind_up: (coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem) "wind your watch"
  • (v) wreathe, wind: (form into a wreath)
windbag, Noun
  • (n) gasbag, windbag: (a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics)
windbreak, Noun
  • (n) windbreak, shelterbelt: (hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion)
windbreaker, Noun
  • (n) parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak: (a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term))
windburned, Adjective
  • (s) windburned, windburnt: (suffering from windburn)
windburnt, Adjective
  • (s) windburned, windburnt: (suffering from windburn)
windcheater, Noun
  • (n) parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak: (a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term))
winded, Adjective
  • (s) blown, pursy, short-winded, winded: (breathing laboriously or convulsively)
winder, Noun
  • (n) winder: (a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism))
  • (n) winder, key: (mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock))
  • (n) winder: (mechanical device around which something can be wound)
windfall, Noun
  • (n) boom, bonanza, gold_rush, gravy, godsend, manna_from_heaven, windfall, bunce: (a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)) "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
  • (n) windfall: (fruit that has fallen from the tree)
windflower, Noun
  • (n) anemone, windflower: (any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves)
windier, Adjective
  • (s) airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy: (not practical or realizable; speculative) "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
  • (s) blowy, breezy, windy: (abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes) "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"
  • (s) long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy: (using or containing too many words) "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
  • (s) windy: (resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability) "a windy dash home"
windiness, Noun
  • (n) breeziness, windiness: (a mildly windy state of the air)
  • (n) prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness: (boring verbosity)
winding-clothes, Noun
  • (n) pall, shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes: (burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped)
winding-sheet, Noun
  • (n) pall, shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes: (burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped)
winding, Adjective
  • (s) meandering, rambling, wandering, winding: (of a path e.g.) "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
  • (s) tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous: (marked by repeated turns and bends) "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
winding, Noun
  • (n) wind, winding, twist: (the act of winding or twisting) "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
windlass, Noun
  • (n) winch, windlass: (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)
windlessness, Noun
  • (n) stillness, windlessness: (calmness without winds)
windmill, Noun
  • (n) windmill: (a mill that is powered by the wind)
  • (n) windmill, aerogenerator, wind_generator: (generator that extracts usable energy from winds)
window, Noun
  • (n) window: (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
  • (n) window: (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)
  • (n) window: (a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material)
  • (n) window: (an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function) "he could see them through a window in the trees"
  • (n) window: (the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something) "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"
  • (n) window: (an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served) "he stuck his head in the window"
  • (n) window: ((computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen)
  • (n) windowpane, window: (a pane of glass in a window) "the ball shattered the window"
windowpane, Noun
  • (n) windowpane, window: (a pane of glass in a window) "the ball shattered the window"
  • (n) windowpane, Scophthalmus_aquosus: (very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America)
windpipe, Noun
  • (n) trachea, windpipe: (membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi)
windscreen, Noun
  • (n) windshield, windscreen: (transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle)
windshield, Noun
  • (n) windshield, windscreen: (transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle)
windsock, Noun
  • (n) windsock, wind_sock, sock, air_sock, air-sleeve, wind_sleeve, wind_cone, drogue: (a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind)
windstorm, Noun
  • (n) windstorm: (a storm consisting of violent winds)
windsurf, Verb
  • (v) windsurf: (ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water) "You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still"
windtalker, Noun
  • (n) codetalker, windtalker: (a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II)
windup, Adjective
  • (s) windup: (operated by a mechanism) "windup toys"
windup, Noun
  • (n) completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop_up: (a concluding action)
windward, Adjective
  • (a) windward: (on the side exposed to the wind) "the windward islands"
windward, Noun
  • (n) windward: (the direction from which the wind is coming)
  • (n) windward: (the side of something that is toward the wind)
windy, Adjective
  • (s) airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy: (not practical or realizable; speculative) "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
  • (s) blowy, breezy, windy: (abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes) "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"
  • (s) long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy: (using or containing too many words) "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
  • (s) windy: (resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability) "a windy dash home"
wine-colored, Noun
  • (n) wine, wine-colored, wine-coloured: (a red as dark as red wine)
wine-coloured, Noun
  • (n) wine, wine-colored, wine-coloured: (a red as dark as red wine)
wine, Noun
  • (n) wine, vino: (fermented juice (of grapes especially))
  • (n) wine, wine-colored, wine-coloured: (a red as dark as red wine)
wine, Verb
  • (v) wine: (drink wine)
  • (v) wine: (treat to wine) "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week"
wineberry, Noun
  • (n) makomako, New_Zealand_wine_berry, wineberry, Aristotelia_serrata, Aristotelia_racemosa: (graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine)
  • (n) wineberry, Rubus_phoenicolasius: (raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits)
winemaker, Noun
  • (n) vintner, winemaker, wine_maker: (someone who makes wine)
winemaking, Noun
  • (n) winemaking, wine_making: (the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine)
winery, Noun
  • (n) winery, wine_maker: (distillery where wine is made)
winey, Adjective
  • (s) winy, winey: (having the taste of wine) "a rich winy taste"
wing-nut, Noun
  • (n) wing_nut, wing-nut: (any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia)
  • (n) wing_nut, wing-nut, wing_screw, butterfly_nut, thumbnut: (a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning)
wing-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped: (having or resembling wings)
wing, Noun
  • (n) annex, annexe, extension, wing: (an addition that extends a main building)
  • (n) fender, wing: (a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud) "in Britain they call a fender a wing"
  • (n) flank, wing: (the side of military or naval formation) "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
  • (n) wing: (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
  • (n) wing: (one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane)
  • (n) wing, offstage, backstage: (a stage area out of sight of the audience)
  • (n) wing: (a unit of military aircraft)
  • (n) wing: (a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side)
  • (n) wing: ((in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft)
  • (n) wing: (a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function) "they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party"
  • (n) wing: (the wing of a fowl) "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
wing, Verb
  • (v) fly, wing: (travel through the air; be airborne) "Man cannot fly"
winged, Adjective
  • (a) winged: (having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; ) "the winged feet of Mercury"
  • (s) winged: (very fast; as if with wings) "on winged feet"
wingless, Adjective
  • (a) wingless: (lacking wings)
wingspan, Noun
  • (n) wingspan, wingspread: (linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil)
wingspread, Noun
  • (n) wingspan, wingspread: (linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil)
  • (n) wingspread: (distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended)
wink, Noun
  • (n) blink, eye_blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation: (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
  • (n) blink_of_an_eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split_second, trice, twinkling, wink, New_York_minute: (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)) "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
  • (n) wink: (closing one eye quickly as a signal)
wink, Verb
  • (v) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate: (briefly shut the eyes) "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
  • (v) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle: (gleam or glow intermittently) "The lights were flashing"
  • (v) wink: (signal by winking) "She winked at him"
  • (v) wink, blink, blink_away: (force to go away by blinking) "blink away tears"
winker, Noun
  • (n) winker: (a person who winks)
  • (n) winker, blinker, blinder: (blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side)
winking, Adjective
  • (s) blinking, winking: (closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly) "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
winking, Noun
  • (n) blink, eye_blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation: (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
winkle, Noun
  • (n) periwinkle, winkle: (small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked)
  • (n) periwinkle, winkle: (edible marine gastropod)
winkle, Verb
  • (v) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle: (gleam or glow intermittently) "The lights were flashing"
  • (v) twinkle, winkle, scintillate: (emit or reflect light in a flickering manner) "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
  • (v) winkle, winkle_out: (remove or displace from a position)
winner, Noun
  • (n) achiever, winner, success, succeeder: (a person with a record of successes) "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
  • (n) winner, victor: (the contestant who wins the contest)
  • (n) winner: (a gambler who wins a bet)
winning, Adjective
  • (s) fetching, taking, winning: (very attractive; capturing interest) "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
  • (s) victorious, winning: (having won) "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
winning, Noun
  • (n) winning: (succeeding with great difficulty) "winning is not everything"
winnings, Noun
  • (n) winning: (succeeding with great difficulty) "winning is not everything"
  • (n) winnings, win, profits: (something won (especially money))
winnow, Noun
  • (n) winnow, winnowing, sifting: (the act of separating grain from chaff) "the winnowing was done by women"
winnow, Verb
  • (v) cull_out, winnow: (select desirable parts from a group or list) "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
  • (v) winnow, fan: (separate the chaff from by using air currents) "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
  • (v) winnow: (blow on) "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"
  • (v) winnow: (blow away or off with a current of air) "winnow chaff"
winnowing, Noun
  • (n) winnow, winnowing, sifting: (the act of separating grain from chaff) "the winnowing was done by women"
wino, Noun
  • (n) drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino: (a chronic drinker)
winter-blooming, Adjective
  • (s) winter-blooming, winter-flowering: (of plants that bloom during the winter)
winter-flowering, Adjective
  • (s) winter-blooming, winter-flowering: (of plants that bloom during the winter)
winter, Noun
  • (n) winter, wintertime: (the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox)
winter, Verb
  • (v) winter, overwinter: (spend the winter) "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"
winterberry, Noun
  • (n) bearberry, possum_haw, winterberry, Ilex_decidua: (deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States)
wintergreen, Noun
  • (n) teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain_tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping_wintergreen, Gaultheria_procumbens: (creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil)
  • (n) wintergreen, pyrola: (any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola)
  • (n) wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry: (spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil)
winterise, Verb
  • (v) winterize, winterise: (prepare for winter) "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"
winterize, Verb
  • (v) winterize, winterise: (prepare for winter) "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"
wintertime, Noun
  • (n) winter, wintertime: (the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox)
wintery, Adjective
  • (a) wintry, wintery: (characteristic of or occurring in winter) "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"
wintry, Adjective
  • (s) frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry: (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain) "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
  • (a) wintry, wintery: (characteristic of or occurring in winter) "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"
winy, Adjective
  • (s) winy, winey: (having the taste of wine) "a rich winy taste"
wipe, Noun
  • (n) rub, wipe: (the act of rubbing or wiping) "he gave the hood a quick rub"
wipe, Verb
  • (v) wipe, pass_over: (rub with a circular motion) "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
wipeout, Noun
  • (n) destruction, demolition, wipeout: (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
  • (n) wipeout: (a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard))
wiper, Noun
  • (n) windshield_wiper, windscreen_wiper, wiper, wiper_blade: (a mechanical device that cleans the windshield)
  • (n) wiper: (a worker who wipes)
  • (n) wiper, wiper_arm, contact_arm: (contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)
wire-haired, Adjective
  • (s) wire-haired, wiry-coated: ((especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair) "a wire-haired terrier"
wire, Noun
  • (n) telegram, wire: (a message transmitted by telegraph)
  • (n) wire: (ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc)
  • (n) wire, conducting_wire: (a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance)
  • (n) wire: (the finishing line on a racetrack)
wire, Verb
  • (v) cable, telegraph, wire: (send cables, wires, or telegrams)
  • (v) electrify, wire: (equip for use with electricity) "electrify an appliance"
  • (v) wire: (provide with electrical circuits) "wire the addition to the house"
  • (v) wire: (fasten with wire) "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
  • (v) wire: (string on a wire) "wire beads"
wired, Adjective
  • (s) pumped-up, pumped_up, pumped, wired: (tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline) "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn't sleep"
  • (a) wired: (equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service) "a well-wired house"
  • (s) wired: (tied or bound with wire) "wired bundles of newspapers"
wireless, Adjective
  • (a) wireless: (having no wires) "a wireless security system"
wireless, Noun
  • (n) radio, radiocommunication, wireless: (medium for communication)
  • (n) radio, wireless: (a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves)
  • (n) radio_receiver, receiving_set, radio_set, radio, tuner, wireless: (an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals)
  • (n) wireless: (transmission by radio waves)
wireman, Noun
  • (n) wireman, wirer: (a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring)
wirer, Noun
  • (n) wireman, wirer: (a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring)
  • (n) wirer: (someone who sends a telegram)
wiretap, Noun
  • (n) wiretap, tap: (the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information)
wiretap, Verb
  • (v) wiretap, tap, intercept, bug: (tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information) "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
wiretapper, Noun
  • (n) tapper, wiretapper, phone_tapper: (someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire)
wirework, Noun
  • (n) wirework, grillwork: (mesh netting made of wires)
wiring, Noun
  • (n) wiring: (a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity)
  • (n) wiring: (the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device)
wiry-coated, Adjective
  • (s) wire-haired, wiry-coated: ((especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair) "a wire-haired terrier"
wiry, Adjective
  • (s) stringy, wiry: (lean and sinewy)
  • (a) wiry: (of or relating to wire)
  • (s) wiry: (of hair that resembles wire in stiffness) "wiry red hair"
wise, Adjective
  • (s) fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise: (improperly forward or bold) "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
  • (s) judicious, wise, heady: (marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters) "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
  • (s) knowing, wise, wise_to: (evidencing the possession of inside information)
  • (a) wise: (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment) "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
wiseacre, Noun
  • (n) wise_guy, smart_aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer: (an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments)
wisecrack, Noun
  • (n) wisecrack, crack, sally, quip: (witty remark)
wisecrack, Verb
  • (v) wisecrack: (make a comment, usually ironic)
wiseness, Noun
  • (n) wisdom, wiseness: (the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight)
  • (n) wisdom, wiseness, soundness: (the quality of being prudent and sensible)
wisenheimer, Noun
  • (n) wise_guy, smart_aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer: (an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments)
wisent, Noun
  • (n) wisent, aurochs, Bison_bonasus: (European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison)
wisest, Adjective
  • (s) fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise: (improperly forward or bold) "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
  • (s) judicious, wise, heady: (marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters) "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
  • (s) knowing, wise, wise_to: (evidencing the possession of inside information)
  • (a) wise: (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment) "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
wish-wash, Noun
  • (n) folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop: (nonsensical talk or writing)
  • (n) wish-wash: (any thin watery drink)
wish, Noun
  • (n) regard, wish, compliments: ((usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare) "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
  • (n) wish, wishing, want: (a specific feeling of desire) "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
  • (n) wish, indirect_request: (an expression of some desire or inclination) "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"
  • (n) wish: (the particular preference that you have) "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"
wish, Verb
  • (v) wish: (hope for; have a wish) "I wish I could go home now"
  • (v) wish, care, like: (prefer or wish to do something) "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
  • (v) wish: (make or express a wish) "I wish that Christmas were over"
  • (v) wish, wish_well: (feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of)
  • (v) wish: (order politely; express a wish for)
  • (v) wish, bid: (invoke upon) "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
wished-for, Adjective
  • (s) longed-for, wished-for, yearned-for: (greatly desired)
wishful, Adjective
  • (s) aspirant, aspiring, wishful: (desiring or striving for recognition or advancement)
  • (a) desirous, wishful: (having or expressing desire for something) "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
wishing, Noun
  • (n) wish, wishing, want: (a specific feeling of desire) "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
wishy-washy, Adjective
  • (s) namby-pamby, gutless, spineless, wishy-washy: (weak in willpower, courage or vitality)
wisplike, Adjective
  • (s) wisplike, wispy: (thin and weak) "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson"
wispy, Adjective
  • (s) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy: (lacking clarity or distinctness) "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
  • (s) wisplike, wispy: (thin and weak) "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson"
wistaria, Noun
  • (n) wisteria, wistaria: (any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria)
wisteria, Noun
  • (n) wisteria, wistaria: (any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria)
wistful, Adjective
  • (s) pensive, wistful: (showing pensive sadness) "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
wit, Noun
  • (n) brain, brainpower, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, wit: (mental ability) "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
  • (n) wag, wit, card: (a witty amusing person who makes jokes)
  • (n) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness: (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
witch, Noun
  • (n) enchantress, witch: (a female sorcerer or magician)
  • (n) hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone: (an ugly evil-looking old woman)
  • (n) Wiccan, witch: (a believer in Wicca)
  • (n) witch: (a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil)
witch, Verb
  • (v) hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx: (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)
witchcraft, Noun
  • (n) witchcraft, witchery: (the art of sorcery)
witchery, Noun
  • (n) witchcraft, witchery: (the art of sorcery)
witchgrass, Noun
  • (n) dog_grass, couch_grass, quackgrass, quack_grass, quick_grass, witch_grass, witchgrass, Agropyron_repens: (European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed)
  • (n) witchgrass, witch_grass, old_witchgrass, old_witch_grass, tumble_grass, Panicum_capillare: (North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land)
witching, Adjective
  • (s) charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly: (possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers) "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare"; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"
witching, Noun
  • (n) witching: (the use or practice of witchcraft)
with-it, Adjective
  • (s) streetwise, street_smart, with-it: (having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment)
  • (s) up-to-date, cutting-edge, with-it: (in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style) "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"
withdraw, Verb
  • (v) adjourn, withdraw, retire: (break from a meeting or gathering) "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
  • (v) bow_out, withdraw: (retire gracefully) "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
  • (v) disengage, withdraw: (release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles) "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
  • (v) recall, call_in, call_back, withdraw: (cause to be returned) "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
  • (v) remove, take, take_away, withdraw: (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract) "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
  • (v) retire, withdraw: (withdraw from active participation) "He retired from chess"
  • (v) retire, withdraw: (lose interest) "he retired from life when his wife died"
  • (v) retreat, pull_back, back_out, back_away, crawfish, crawfish_out, pull_in_one's_horns, withdraw: (make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity) "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
  • (v) seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw: (keep away from others) "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
  • (v) swallow, take_back, unsay, withdraw: (take back what one has said) "He swallowed his words"
  • (v) withdraw, retreat, pull_away, draw_back, recede, pull_back, retire, move_back: (pull back or move away or backward) "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
  • (v) withdraw, draw, take_out, draw_off: (remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)) "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
withdrawal, Noun
  • (n) coitus_interruptus, withdrawal_method, withdrawal, pulling_out, onanism: (a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation)
  • (n) secession, withdrawal: (formal separation from an alliance or federation)
  • (n) withdrawal, backdown, climb-down: (a retraction of a previously held position)
  • (n) withdrawal: (the act of taking out money or other capital)
  • (n) withdrawal: (the act of withdrawing) "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
  • (n) withdrawal, detachment: (avoiding emotional involvement)
  • (n) withdrawal: (the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.) "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"
  • (n) withdrawal: (the act of ceasing to participate in an activity)
  • (n) withdrawal, drug_withdrawal: (the termination of drug taking)
withdrawn, Adjective
  • (s) indrawn, withdrawn: (tending to reserve or introspection) "a quiet indrawn man"
  • (s) recluse, reclusive, withdrawn: (withdrawn from society; seeking solitude) "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
withdrawnness, Noun
  • (n) aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness: (a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner)
withe, Noun
  • (n) withe: (band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems)
  • (n) withe, withy: (strong flexible twig)
wither, Verb
  • (v) fade, wither: (lose freshness, vigor, or vitality) "Her bloom was fading"
  • (v) shrivel, shrivel_up, shrink, wither: (wither, as with a loss of moisture) "The fruit dried and shriveled"
withered, Adjective
  • (s) dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered: ((used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture) "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
  • (s) shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened: (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness) "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie"; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
withering, Adjective
  • (s) annihilating, devastating, withering: (making light of) "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert"
  • (s) annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering: (wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction) "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
withering, Noun
  • (n) atrophy, withering: (any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use))
withhold, Verb
  • (v) withhold, keep_back: (hold back; refuse to hand over or share) "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
  • (v) withhold, deduct, recoup: (retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments) "My employer is withholding taxes"
withholder, Noun
  • (n) withholder: (a person who refrains from granting) "a withholder of payments"
  • (n) withholder: (a person who restrains or checks or holds back)
withholding, Noun
  • (n) withholding: (the act of deducting from an employee's salary)
  • (n) withholding: (the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control) "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"
  • (n) withholding_tax, withholding: (income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer)
withstand, Verb
  • (v) defy, withstand, hold, hold_up: (resist or confront with resistance) "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
  • (v) resist, hold_out, withstand, stand_firm: (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
withstander, Noun
  • (n) defender, withstander: (a fighter who holds out against attack)
  • (n) withstander: (an opponent who resists with force or resolution) "obstinate withstanders of innovation"
withy, Noun
  • (n) withe, withy: (strong flexible twig)
witless, Adjective
  • (s) nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted, witless: ((of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment)
witloof, Noun
  • (n) Belgian_endive, French_endive, witloof: (young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head)
  • (n) endive, witloof, Cichorium_endivia: (widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched)
witness, Noun
  • (n) spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker: (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)) "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
  • (n) witness, witnesser, informant: (someone who sees an event and reports what happened)
  • (n) witness: (testimony by word or deed to your religious faith)
  • (n) witness, attestant, attestor, attestator: ((law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature)
  • (n) witness: ((law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law)
witness, Verb
  • (v) witness: (be a witness to) "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
  • (v) witness, find, see: (perceive or be contemporaneous with) "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
witnesser, Noun
  • (n) witness, witnesser, informant: (someone who sees an event and reports what happened)
witticism, Noun
  • (n) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness: (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
wittiness, Noun
  • (n) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness: (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
witting, Adjective
  • (s) conscious, witting: (intentionally conceived) "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"
  • (a) witting: (aware or knowing) "a witting tool of the Communists"
witty, Adjective
  • (s) witty: (combining clever conception and facetious expression) "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"
wivern, Noun
  • (n) wyvern, wivern: (a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs)
wiz, Noun
  • (n) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
wizard, Adjective
  • (s) charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly: (possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers) "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare"; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"
wizard, Noun
  • (n) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz: (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
  • (n) sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist: (one who practices magic or sorcery)
wizardly, Adjective
  • (s) charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly: (possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers) "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare"; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"
wizardry, Noun
  • (n) genius, wizardry: (exceptional creative ability)
wizen, Adjective
  • (s) shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened: (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness) "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie"; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
wizened, Adjective
  • (s) shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened: (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness) "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie"; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
woadwaxen, Noun
  • (n) woodwaxen, dyer's_greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista_tinctoria: (small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental)
wobble, Noun
  • (n) wobble: (an unsteady rocking motion)
wobble, Verb
  • (v) careen, wobble, shift, tilt: (move sideways or in an unsteady way) "The ship careened out of control"
  • (v) shimmy, wobble: (tremble or shake) "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"
  • (v) wobble, coggle: (move unsteadily) "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"
wobbly, Adjective
  • (s) rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky: (inclined to shake as from weakness or defect) "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
woe, Noun
  • (n) suffering, woe: (misery resulting from affliction)
  • (n) woe, woefulness: (intense mournfulness)
woebegone, Adjective
  • (s) creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone: (worn and broken down by hard use) "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
  • (s) woebegone, woeful: (affected by or full of grief or woe) "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier"
woeful, Adjective
  • (s) deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched: (of very poor quality or condition) "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
  • (s) woebegone, woeful: (affected by or full of grief or woe) "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier"
woefulness, Noun
  • (n) woe, woefulness: (intense mournfulness)
wok, Noun
  • (n) wok: (pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking)
wolf, Verb
  • (v) wolf, wolf_down: (eat hastily) "The teenager wolfed down the pizza"
wolfbane, Noun
  • (n) wolfsbane, wolfbane, wolf's_bane, Aconitum_lycoctonum: (poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock)
wolffish, Noun
  • (n) lancetfish, lancet_fish, wolffish: (large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail)
  • (n) wolffish, wolf_fish, catfish: (large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins)
wolfish, Adjective
  • (s) edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish: (devouring or craving food in great quantities) "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
  • (a) wolflike, wolfish: (resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf) "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity"
wolflike, Adjective
  • (a) wolflike, wolfish: (resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf) "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity"
wolfman, Noun
  • (n) werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou: (a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again)
wolfram, Noun
  • (n) tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic_number_74: (a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite)
wolfsbane, Noun
  • (n) wolfsbane, wolfbane, wolf's_bane, Aconitum_lycoctonum: (poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock)
woman-worship, Noun
  • (n) gyneolatry, gynaeolatry, woman-worship: (the worship of women)
woman, Noun
  • (n) charwoman, char, cleaning_woman, cleaning_lady, woman: (a human female employed to do housework) "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
  • (n) woman, adult_female: (an adult female person (as opposed to a man)) "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
  • (n) woman: (a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man) "he was faithful to his woman"
  • (n) womanhood, woman, fair_sex: (women as a class) "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
womanhood, Noun
  • (n) womanhood, muliebrity: (the state of being an adult woman)
  • (n) womanhood, woman, fair_sex: (women as a class) "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
  • (n) womanhood: (the status of a woman)
womanise, Verb
  • (v) philander, womanize, womanise: (have amorous affairs; of men) "He has been womanizing for years"
womaniser, Noun
  • (n) womanizer, womaniser, philanderer: (a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)
womanishness, Noun
  • (n) effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness, unmanliness: (the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)) "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him"
womanize, Verb
  • (v) feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize: (to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to) "This hairdo feminizes the man"
  • (v) philander, womanize, womanise: (have amorous affairs; of men) "He has been womanizing for years"
womanizer, Noun
  • (n) womanizer, womaniser, philanderer: (a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)
womanlike, Adjective
  • (s) womanlike: (resembling a woman) "a womanlike stone image"
womanlike, Noun
  • (n) womanliness, womanlike: (the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female)
womanliness, Noun
  • (n) womanliness, womanlike: (the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female)
womanly, Adjective
  • (a) womanly, feminine: (befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman) "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
womb-to-tomb, Adjective
  • (s) lifelong, womb-to-tomb: (continuing through life) "a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art"
womb, Noun
  • (n) uterus, womb: (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)
wombat, Noun
  • (n) wombat: (burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger)
won, Adjective
  • (a) won: (not subject to defeat) "with that move it's a won game"
won, Noun
  • (n) North_Korean_won, won: (the basic unit of money in North Korea)
  • (n) South_Korean_won, won: (the basic unit of money in South Korea)
wonder, Noun
  • (n) curiosity, wonder: (a state in which you want to learn more about something)
  • (n) wonder, wonderment, admiration: (the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising)
  • (n) wonder, marvel: (something that causes feelings of wonder) "the wonders of modern science"
wonder, Verb
  • (v) wonder, inquire, enquire: (have a wish or desire to know something) "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
  • (v) wonder, question: (place in doubt or express doubtful speculation) "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
  • (v) wonder, marvel: (be amazed at) "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
wonderberry, Noun
  • (n) garden_huckleberry, wonderberry, sunberry, Solanum_nigrum_guineese, Solanum_melanocerasum, Solanum_burbankii: (improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries)
wonderer, Noun
  • (n) wonderer: (someone who is curious about something)
  • (n) wonderer, marveller: (someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something)
wonderful, Adjective
  • (s) fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous: (extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers) "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
wonderfulness, Noun
  • (n) admirability, admirableness, wonderfulness: (admirable excellence)
wondering, Adjective
  • (s) inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering: (showing curiosity) "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
wonderland, Noun
  • (n) wonderland: (a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder)
  • (n) wonderland: (an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders)
wonderment, Noun
  • (n) wonder, wonderment, admiration: (the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising)
wondrous, Adjective
  • (s) fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous: (extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers) "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
wonk, Noun
  • (n) swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb: (an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious)
wonky, Adjective
  • (s) askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff: (turned or twisted toward one side) "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton"; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
  • (s) rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky: (inclined to shake as from weakness or defect) "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
wont, Noun
  • (n) habit, wont: (an established custom) "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
wonted, Adjective
  • (s) accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted: (commonly used or practiced; usual) "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"
wonton, Noun
  • (n) won_ton, wonton: (a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup)
  • (n) won_ton, wonton, wonton_soup: (a soup with won ton dumplings)
woo, Verb
  • (v) woo, court: (seek someone's favor) "China is wooing Russia"
  • (v) woo, court, romance, solicit: (make amorous advances towards) "John is courting Mary"
wood-burning, Adjective
  • (s) wood-fired, wood-burning: (fueled by wood) "a wood-burning stove'"
wood-creeper, Noun
  • (n) woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree_creeper: (any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers)
wood-fern, Noun
  • (n) wood_fern, wood-fern, woodfern: (any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris)
wood-fired, Adjective
  • (s) wood-fired, wood-burning: (fueled by wood) "a wood-burning stove'"
woodborer, Noun
  • (n) woodborer, borer: (any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood)
woodcarver, Noun
  • (n) woodcarver, carver: (makes decorative wooden panels)
woodcarving, Noun
  • (n) woodcarving: (a carving created by carving wood)
woodchuck, Noun
  • (n) groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota_monax: (reddish brown North American marmot)
woodcock, Noun
  • (n) woodcock: (game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe)
woodcreeper, Noun
  • (n) woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree_creeper: (any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers)
wooded, Adjective
  • (a) wooded: (covered with growing trees and bushes etc) "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract"
wooden-headed, Adjective
  • (s) blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed: ((used informally) stupid)
wooden, Adjective
  • (s) wooden: (made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood) "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"
  • (s) wooden: (lacking ease or grace) "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"
woodfern, Noun
  • (n) wood_fern, wood-fern, woodfern: (any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris)
woodgrain, Noun
  • (n) wood_grain, woodgrain, woodiness: (texture produced by the fibers in wood)
woodgraining, Noun
  • (n) graining, woodgraining: (a texture like that of wood)
woodhewer, Noun
  • (n) woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree_creeper: (any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers)
woodiness, Noun
  • (n) wood_grain, woodgrain, woodiness: (texture produced by the fibers in wood)
  • (n) woodiness, woodsiness: (the quality of abounding in trees)
woodland, Noun
  • (n) forest, woodland, timberland, timber: (land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
woodlet, Noun
  • (n) grove, woodlet, orchard, plantation: (garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth)
woodlouse, Noun
  • (n) woodlouse, slater: (any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats)
woodman, Noun
  • (n) woodsman, woodman: (someone who lives in the woods)
  • (n) woodworker, woodsman, woodman: (makes things out of wood)
woodpecker, Noun
  • (n) woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker: (bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects)
woodruff, Noun
  • (n) sweet_woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant_bedstraw, Galium_odoratum, Asperula_odorata: (Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula)
  • (n) woodruff: (any plant of the genus Asperula)
woods, Noun
  • (n) forest, wood, woods: (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
  • (n) wood: (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)
  • (n) Wood, Natalie_Wood: (United States film actress (1938-1981))
  • (n) Wood, Sir_Henry_Wood, Sir_Henry_Joseph_Wood: (English conductor (1869-1944))
  • (n) Wood, _Henry_Wood, Ellen_Price_Wood: (English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887))
  • (n) Wood, Grant_Wood: (United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942))
  • (n) wood: (a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head) "metal woods are now standard"
  • (n) woodwind, woodwind_instrument, wood: (any wind instrument other than the brass instruments)
woodsiness, Noun
  • (n) woodiness, woodsiness: (the quality of abounding in trees)
woodsman, Noun
  • (n) woodsman, woodman: (someone who lives in the woods)
  • (n) woodworker, woodsman, woodman: (makes things out of wood)
woodsy, Adjective
  • (s) arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody: (abounding in trees) "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"
  • (s) woodsy: (characteristic or suggestive of woods) "a fresh woodsy fragrance"
woodwaxen, Noun
  • (n) woodwaxen, dyer's_greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista_tinctoria: (small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental)
woodwind, Noun
  • (n) woodwind, woodwind_instrument, wood: (any wind instrument other than the brass instruments)
woodwork, Noun
  • (n) carpentry, woodworking, woodwork: (the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood)
  • (n) woodwork: (work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture)
woodworker, Noun
  • (n) woodworker, woodsman, woodman: (makes things out of wood)
woodworking, Noun
  • (n) carpentry, woodworking, woodwork: (the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood)
woody, Adjective
  • (s) arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody: (abounding in trees) "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"
  • (a) woody: (made of or containing or resembling wood) "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste"
  • (s) woody: (made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls)
wooer, Noun
  • (n) suitor, suer, wooer: (a man who courts a woman) "a suer for the hand of the princess"
woof, Noun
  • (n) woof, weft, filling, pick: (the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
woofer, Noun
  • (n) woofer: (a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds)
wooing, Noun
  • (n) courtship, wooing, courting, suit: (a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)) "its was a brief and intense courtship"
wool, Noun
  • (n) wool, woolen, woollen: (a fabric made from the hair of sheep)
  • (n) wool: (fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving)
  • (n) wool, fleece: (outer coat of especially sheep and yaks)
woolen, Adjective
  • (a) woolen, woollen: (of or related to or made of wool) "a woolen sweater"
woolen, Noun
  • (n) wool, woolen, woollen: (a fabric made from the hair of sheep)
woolgather, Verb
  • (v) dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze: (have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy)
woolgatherer, Noun
  • (n) daydreamer, woolgatherer: (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)
woolgathering, Adjective
  • (s) dreamy, moony, woolgathering: (dreamy in mood or nature) "a woolgathering moment"
woolgathering, Noun
  • (n) woolgathering: (an idle indulgence in fantasy)
woollen, Adjective
  • (a) woolen, woollen: (of or related to or made of wool) "a woolen sweater"
woollen, Noun
  • (n) wool, woolen, woollen: (a fabric made from the hair of sheep)
woolly-haired, Adjective
  • (s) wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired: (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs) "woolly lambs"
woolly-headed, Adjective
  • (s) addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded: (confused and vague; used especially of thinking) "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
woolly, Adjective
  • (s) addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded: (confused and vague; used especially of thinking) "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
  • (s) flocculent, woolly, wooly: (having a fluffy character or appearance)
  • (s) lanate, woolly: (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments) "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"
  • (s) wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired: (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs) "woolly lambs"
wooly-haired, Adjective
  • (s) wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired: (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs) "woolly lambs"
wooly-minded, Adjective
  • (s) addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded: (confused and vague; used especially of thinking) "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
wooly, Adjective
  • (s) addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded: (confused and vague; used especially of thinking) "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
  • (s) flocculent, woolly, wooly: (having a fluffy character or appearance)
  • (s) wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired: (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs) "woolly lambs"
woosh, Verb
  • (v) woosh, whoosh: (move with a sibilant sound) "He whooshed the doors open"
woozy, Adjective
  • (s) dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous: (having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling) "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
wop, Noun
  • (n) wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent)
word-blind, Adjective
  • (a) alexic, word-blind: (of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia)
word-of-mouth, Adjective
  • (s) viva-voce, word-of-mouth: (expressed orally) "a viva-voce report"; "the film had good word-of-mouth publicity"
word-painting, Noun
  • (n) word_picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation: (a graphic or vivid verbal description) "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
word-perfect, Adjective
  • (s) letter-perfect, word-perfect: (correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words) "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part"
word-splitting, Noun
  • (n) hairsplitting, word-splitting: (making too fine distinctions of little importance) "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
word-worship, Noun
  • (n) verbolatry, grammatolatry, word-worship: (the worship of words)
word, Verb
  • (v) give_voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate: (put into words or an expression) "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
wordiness, Noun
  • (n) prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness: (boring verbosity)
wording, Noun
  • (n) wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice_of_words, verbiage: (the manner in which something is expressed in words) "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton"
wordless, Adjective
  • (s) mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless: (expressed without speech) "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson"; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe"
wordplay, Noun
  • (n) pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia: (a humorous play on words) "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
words, Noun
  • (n) actor's_line, speech, words: (words making up the dialogue of a play) "the actor forgot his speech"
  • (n) Bible, Christian_Bible, Book, Good_Book, Holy_Scripture, Holy_Writ, Scripture, Word_of_God, Word: (the sacred writings of the Christian religions) "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
  • (n) discussion, give-and-take, word: (an exchange of views on some topic) "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
  • (n) lyric, words, language: (the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number) "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
  • (n) news, intelligence, tidings, word: (information about recent and important events) "they awaited news of the outcome"
  • (n) parole, word, word_of_honor: (a promise) "he gave his word"
  • (n) password, watchword, word, parole, countersign: (a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group) "he forgot the password"
  • (n) quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup: (an angry dispute) "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
  • (n) Son, Word, Logos: (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))
  • (n) word: (a unit of language that native speakers can identify) "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
  • (n) word: (a brief statement) "he didn't say a word about it"
  • (n) word: (a verbal command for action) "when I give the word, charge!"
  • (n) word: (a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory) "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
  • (n) words: (the words that are spoken) "I listened to his words very closely"
  • (n) words: (language that is spoken or written) "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"
wordsmith, Noun
  • (n) wordsmith: (a fluent and prolific writer)
wordy, Adjective
  • (s) long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy: (using or containing too many words) "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
work-board, Noun
  • (n) workboard, work-board: (a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work)
work-clothes, Noun
  • (n) work-clothing, work-clothes: (clothing worn for doing manual labor)
work-clothing, Noun
  • (n) work-clothing, work-clothes: (clothing worn for doing manual labor)
work-shy, Adjective
  • (s) faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy: (disinclined to work or exertion) "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
work, Noun
  • (n) employment, work: (the occupation for which you are paid) "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
  • (n) oeuvre, work, body_of_work: (the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)) "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
  • (n) study, work: (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)) "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
  • (n) work: (activity directed toward making or doing something) "she checked several points needing further work"
  • (n) work, piece_of_work: (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing) "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
  • (n) work: ((physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force) "work equals force times distance"
  • (n) workplace, work: (a place where work is done) "he arrived at work early today"
work, Verb
  • (v) bring, work, play, wreak, make_for: (cause to happen or to occur as a consequence) "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
  • (v) cultivate, crop, work: (prepare for crops) "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
  • (v) exercise, work, work_out: (give a workout to) "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
  • (v) exploit, work: (use or manipulate to one's advantage) "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
  • (v) ferment, work: (cause to undergo fermentation) "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
  • (v) function, work, operate, go, run: (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • (v) influence, act_upon, work: (have and exert influence or effect) "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
  • (v) knead, work: (make uniform) "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"
  • (v) make, work: (proceed along a path) "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
  • (v) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge: (make something, usually for a specific function) "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
  • (v) solve, work_out, figure_out, puzzle_out, lick, work: (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of) "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
  • (v) sour, turn, ferment, work: (go sour or spoil) "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
  • (v) work: (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity) "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
  • (v) work, do_work: (be employed) "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
  • (v) work, act: (have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected) "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
  • (v) work, work_on, process: (shape, form, or improve a material) "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
  • (v) work: (operate in a certain place, area, or specialty) "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
  • (v) work: (proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity) "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
  • (v) work: (move in an agitated manner) "His fingers worked with tension"
  • (v) work, put_to_work: (cause to work) "he is working his servants hard"
  • (v) work: (behave in a certain way when handled) "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"
  • (v) work: (operate in or through) "Work the phones"
  • (v) work: (cause to operate or function) "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"
  • (v) work: (provoke or excite) "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
  • (v) work: (gratify and charm, usually in order to influence) "the political candidate worked the crowds"
  • (v) work: (move into or onto) "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
  • (v) work: (arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion) "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
workable, Adjective
  • (s) feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable: (capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are)
workaday, Adjective
  • (s) everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday: (found in the ordinary course of events) "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant"
workbag, Noun
  • (n) workbasket, workbox, workbag: (container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing))
workbasket, Noun
  • (n) workbasket, workbox, workbag: (container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing))
workbench, Noun
  • (n) workbench, work_bench, bench: (a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic)
workboard, Noun
  • (n) workboard, work-board: (a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work)
workbook, Noun
  • (n) workbook: (a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them)
workbox, Noun
  • (n) workbasket, workbox, workbag: (container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing))
workday, Noun
  • (n) workday, working_day, work_day: (a day on which work is done)
  • (n) workday, working_day: (the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage) "they work an 8-hour day"
worker, Noun
  • (n) actor, doer, worker: (a person who acts and gets things done) "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
  • (n) proletarian, prole, worker: (a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)) "workers of the world--unite!"
  • (n) worker: (a person who works at a specific occupation) "he is a good worker"
  • (n) worker: (sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae)
workfellow, Noun
  • (n) colleague, co-worker, fellow_worker, workfellow: (an associate that one works with)
workflow, Noun
  • (n) work_flow, workflow: (progress (or rate of progress) in work being done)
workforce, Noun
  • (n) work_force, workforce, manpower, hands, men: (the force of workers available)
workhouse, Noun
  • (n) workhouse: (a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor)
  • (n) workhouse: (a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months)
working-class, Adjective
  • (s) propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar: (of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers) "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw"
  • (s) wage-earning, working-class: (working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries) "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor"
working, Adjective
  • (s) running, operative, functional, working: ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing) "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
  • (s) working, on_the_job: (actively engaged in paid work) "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"
  • (s) working: (adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something) "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"
  • (s) working: (adopted as a temporary basis for further work) "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis"
  • (s) working: (serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity) "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"
working, Noun
  • (n) working, workings: (a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked)
workingman, Noun
  • (n) workman, workingman, working_man, working_person: (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)
workings, Noun
  • (n) working, workings: (a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked)
  • (n) works, workings: (the internal mechanism of a device)
workload, Noun
  • (n) workload, work_load: (work that a person is expected to do in a specified time)
workman, Noun
  • (n) workman, workingman, working_man, working_person: (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)
workmanlike, Adjective
  • (s) workmanlike: (worthy of a good workman) "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"
workmanship, Noun
  • (n) craft, craftsmanship, workmanship: (skill in an occupation or trade)
workout, Noun
  • (n) exercise, exercising, physical_exercise, physical_exertion, workout: (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit) "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
workpiece, Noun
  • (n) workpiece: (work consisting of a piece of metal being machined)
workplace, Noun
  • (n) workplace, work: (a place where work is done) "he arrived at work early today"
works, Noun
  • (n) employment, work: (the occupation for which you are paid) "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
  • (n) oeuvre, work, body_of_work: (the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)) "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
  • (n) plant, works, industrial_plant: (buildings for carrying on industrial labor) "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
  • (n) study, work: (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)) "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
  • (n) whole_shebang, whole_kit_and_caboodle, kit_and_caboodle, whole_kit_and_boodle, kit_and_boodle, whole_kit, whole_caboodle, whole_works, works, full_treatment: (everything available; usually preceded by `the') "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
  • (n) work: (activity directed toward making or doing something) "she checked several points needing further work"
  • (n) work, piece_of_work: (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing) "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
  • (n) work: ((physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force) "work equals force times distance"
  • (n) workplace, work: (a place where work is done) "he arrived at work early today"
  • (n) works, deeds: (performance of moral or religious acts) "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"
  • (n) works, workings: (the internal mechanism of a device)
worksheet, Noun
  • (n) worksheet: (a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements)
  • (n) worksheet: (a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project)
workshop, Noun
  • (n) workshop, shop: (small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done)
  • (n) workshop: (a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving)
workspace, Noun
  • (n) workspace: (space allocated for your work (as in an office))
workstation, Noun
  • (n) workstation: (a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer)
workweek, Noun
  • (n) workweek, week: (hours or days of work in a calendar week) "they worked a 40-hour week"
world-beater, Noun
  • (n) king, queen, world-beater: (a competitor who holds a preeminent position)
world-class, Adjective
  • (s) first, foremost, world-class: (ranking above all others) "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
world-shaking, Adjective
  • (s) earthshaking, world-shaking, world-shattering: (sufficiently significant to affect the whole world) "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"
world-shattering, Adjective
  • (s) earthshaking, world-shaking, world-shattering: (sufficiently significant to affect the whole world) "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"
world-weariness, Noun
  • (n) world-weariness, Weltschmerz: (sadness on thinking about the evils of the world)
world-weary, Adjective
  • (s) bored, world-weary: (tired of the world) "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air"
world-wide, Adjective
  • (s) cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide: (of worldwide scope or applicability) "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley"; "universal experience"
  • (s) global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide: (involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope) "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
  • (s) worldwide, world-wide: (spanning or extending throughout the entire world) "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic"
world, Adjective
  • (s) global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide: (involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope) "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
world, Noun
  • (n) Earth, earth, world, globe: (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on) "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
  • (n) populace, public, world: (people in general considered as a whole) "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
  • (n) universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm: (everything that exists anywhere) "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
  • (n) world, domain: (people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest) "the Western world"
  • (n) world, reality: (all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you) "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
  • (n) world: (a part of the earth that can be considered separately) "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
  • (n) world, human_race, humanity, humankind, human_beings, humans, mankind, man: (all of the living human inhabitants of the earth) "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
  • (n) worldly_concern, earthly_concern, world, earth: (the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife) "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
worldliness, Noun
  • (n) sophistication, worldliness, mundaneness, mundanity: (the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment)
  • (n) worldliness: (concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs) "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"
worldling, Noun
  • (n) tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling: (an inhabitant of the earth)
  • (n) worldling: (a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world)
worldly-minded, Adjective
  • (s) materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded: (marked by materialism)
worldly, Adjective
  • (s) blase, worldly: (very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world) "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"
  • (a) worldly, secular, temporal: (characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world) "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
worldwide, Adjective
  • (s) cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide: (of worldwide scope or applicability) "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley"; "universal experience"
  • (s) global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide: (involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope) "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
  • (s) worldwide, world-wide: (spanning or extending throughout the entire world) "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic"
worm-eaten, Adjective
  • (s) vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy: (infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms)
worm-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) vermiform, worm-shaped: (resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical)
worm, Noun
  • (n) worm: (any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae)
  • (n) worm, louse, insect, dirt_ball: (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)
  • (n) worm: (a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network) "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"
  • (n) worm: (screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack)
worm, Verb
  • (v) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist: (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
wormlike, Adjective
  • (s) cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy: (totally submissive)
wormwood, Noun
  • (n) wormwood: (any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)
wormy, Adjective
  • (s) cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy: (totally submissive)
  • (s) vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy: (infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms)
worn-out, Adjective
  • (s) exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played_out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn_out: (drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted) "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
  • (s) raddled, worn-out: (used until no longer useful) "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles"
worn, Adjective
  • (s) careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn: (showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering) "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens"
  • (a) worn: (affected by wear; damaged by long use) "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
worried, Adjective
  • (s) apprehensive, worried: (mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc) "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
  • (s) disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried: (afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief) "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
worrier, Noun
  • (n) worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart: (thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)
worriment, Noun
  • (n) troublesomeness, inconvenience, worriment: (a difficulty that causes anxiety)
worrisome, Adjective
  • (s) distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying: (causing distress or worry or anxiety) "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
  • (a) unreassuring, worrisome: (not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety)
worry, Noun
  • (n) concern, worry, headache, vexation: (something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness) "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
  • (n) worry, trouble: (a strong feeling of anxiety) "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
worry, Verb
  • (v) concern, interest, occupy, worry: (be on the mind of) "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
  • (v) worry: (be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy) "I worry about my job"
  • (v) worry, care: (be concerned with) "I worry about my grades"
  • (v) worry, vex: (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress) "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
  • (v) worry: (lacerate by biting) "the dog worried his bone"
  • (v) worry: (touch or rub constantly) "The old man worried his beads"
worrying, Adjective
  • (s) distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying: (causing distress or worry or anxiety) "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
worrying, Noun
  • (n) badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment: (the act of harassing someone)
  • (n) worrying: (the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes) "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
worrywart, Noun
  • (n) worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart: (thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)
worse, Adjective
  • (a) bad: (having undesirable or negative qualities) "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
  • (s) bad, big: (very intense) "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
  • (s) bad, tough: (feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')) "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
  • (s) bad, spoiled, spoilt: ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition) "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
  • (s) bad, uncollectible: (not capable of being collected) "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
  • (s) bad: (below average in quality or performance) "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
  • (s) bad: (nonstandard) "so-called bad grammar"
  • (s) bad, risky, high-risk, speculative: (not financially safe or secure) "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
  • (s) bad, unfit, unsound: (physically unsound or diseased) "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
  • (s) bad: (capable of harming) "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
  • (s) bad: (characterized by wickedness or immorality) "led a very bad life"
  • (s) bad, forged: (reproduced fraudulently) "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
  • (s) bad, defective: (not working properly) "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
  • (a) regretful, sorry, bad: (feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone) "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
  • (a) worse: ((comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability) "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"
  • (a) worse, worsened: (changed for the worse in health or fitness) "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"
worse, Noun
  • (n) worse: (something inferior in quality or condition or effect) "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"
worsen, Verb
  • (v) worsen, decline: (grow worse) "Conditions in the slum worsened"
  • (v) worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate: (make worse) "This drug aggravates the pain"
worsened, Adjective
  • (a) worse, worsened: (changed for the worse in health or fitness) "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"
  • (s) worsened: (made or become worse; impaired) "troubled by the worsened economic conditions"; "the worsened diplomatic relations"
worsening, Adjective
  • (a) worsening: (changing for the worse) "worried by the worsening storm"
worsening, Noun
  • (n) deterioration, decline_in_quality, declension, worsening: (process of changing to an inferior state)
  • (n) worsening: (changing something with the result that it becomes worse)
worship, Noun
  • (n) worship: (the activity of worshipping)
  • (n) worship, adoration: (a feeling of profound love and admiration)
worship, Verb
  • (v) idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere: (love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol) "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
  • (v) worship: (show devotion to (a deity)) "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
  • (v) worship: (attend religious services) "They worship in the traditional manner"
worshiper, Noun
  • (n) believer, worshiper, worshipper: (a person who has religious faith)
  • (n) worshiper, worshipper: (someone who admires too much to recognize faults)
worshipful, Adjective
  • (s) adoring, worshipful: (showing adoration)
  • (s) godly, reverent, worshipful: (showing great reverence for god) "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
worshipped, Adjective
  • (s) adored, idolized, idolised, worshipped: (regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)) "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"
worshipper, Noun
  • (n) believer, worshiper, worshipper: (a person who has religious faith)
  • (n) worshiper, worshipper: (someone who admires too much to recognize faults)
worst, Adjective
  • (a) bad: (having undesirable or negative qualities) "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
  • (s) bad, big: (very intense) "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
  • (s) bad, tough: (feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')) "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
  • (s) bad, spoiled, spoilt: ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition) "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
  • (s) bad, uncollectible: (not capable of being collected) "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
  • (s) bad: (below average in quality or performance) "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
  • (s) bad: (nonstandard) "so-called bad grammar"
  • (s) bad, risky, high-risk, speculative: (not financially safe or secure) "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
  • (s) bad, unfit, unsound: (physically unsound or diseased) "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
  • (s) bad: (capable of harming) "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
  • (s) bad: (characterized by wickedness or immorality) "led a very bad life"
  • (s) bad, forged: (reproduced fraudulently) "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
  • (s) bad, defective: (not working properly) "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
  • (a) regretful, sorry, bad: (feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone) "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
  • (a) worst: ((superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition) "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
worst, Noun
  • (n) worst: (the least favorable outcome) "the worst that could happen"
  • (n) worst: (the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable) "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
  • (n) worst: (the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of) "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"
worst, Verb
  • (v) worst, pip, mop_up, whip, rack_up: (defeat thoroughly) "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
worth, Adjective
  • (s) deserving, worth: (worthy of being treated in a particular way) "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)"
  • (s) worth: (having a specified value) "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"
worthful, Adjective
  • (s) valuable, worthful: (having worth or merit or value) "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"
worthiness, Noun
  • (n) worthiness: (the quality or state of having merit or value)
worthless, Adjective
  • (s) despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched: (morally reprehensible) "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
  • (a) worthless: (lacking in usefulness or value) "a worthless idler"
worthlessness, Noun
  • (n) worthlessness, ineptitude: (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful) "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"
  • (n) worthlessness: (the quality of being without practical use)
worthwhile, Adjective
  • (s) worthwhile: (sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest) "a worthwhile book"
worthy, Adjective
  • (s) desirable, suitable, worthy: (worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse) "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
  • (a) worthy: (having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable) "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
  • (s) worthy: (having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way) "behavior worthy of reprobation"; "a fact worthy of attention"
worthy, Noun
  • (n) worthy: (an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)) "he told his story to some conservative worthies"; "local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable"
would-be, Adjective
  • (s) manque, would-be: (unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition)
wound, Adjective
  • (s) wound: (put in a coil)
wound, Noun
  • (n) wound, lesion: (an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin))
  • (n) wound, injury, combat_injury: (a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat)
  • (n) wound: (a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)) "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost"
  • (n) wound, wounding: (the act of inflicting a wound)
wound, Verb
  • (v) hoist, lift, wind: (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help) "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
  • (v) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite: (hurt the feelings of) "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
  • (v) injure, wound: (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
  • (v) scent, nose, wind: (catch the scent of; get wind of) "The dog nosed out the drugs"
  • (v) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander: (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course) "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
  • (v) wind, twist, curve: (extend in curves and turns) "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
  • (v) wind, wrap, roll, twine: (arrange or or coil around) "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
  • (v) wind, wind_up: (coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem) "wind your watch"
  • (v) wreathe, wind: (form into a wreath)
wounded, Adjective
  • (s) hurt, wounded: (suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle) "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"
wounded, Noun
  • (n) wounded, maimed: (people who are wounded) "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"
wounding, Adjective
  • (s) stabbing, wounding: (causing physical or especially psychological injury) "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
wounding, Noun
  • (n) wound, wounding: (the act of inflicting a wound)
woven, Adjective
  • (a) woven: (made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole) "woven fabrics"; "woven baskets"; "the incidents woven into the story"; "folk songs woven into a symphony"
wow, Noun
  • (n) belly_laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot: (a joke that seems extremely funny)
wow, Verb
  • (v) wow: (impress greatly) "The speaker wowed the audience"
wrack, Noun
  • (n) sea_wrack, wrack: (growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp)
  • (n) wrack: (dried seaweed especially that cast ashore)
  • (n) wrack, rack: (the destruction or collapse of something) "wrack and ruin"
wrack, Verb
  • (v) bust_up, wreck, wrack: (smash or break forcefully) "The kid busted up the car"
wraith, Noun
  • (n) ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre: (a mental representation of some haunting experience) "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
wraithlike, Adjective
  • (s) shadowy, wraithlike: (lacking in substance) "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler"; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke"
wrangle, Noun
  • (n) haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling: (an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining))
  • (n) quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup: (an angry dispute) "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
wrangle, Verb
  • (v) brawl, wrangle: (to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively) "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
  • (v) wrangle: (herd and care for) "wrangle horses"
wrangler, Noun
  • (n) horse_wrangler, wrangler: (a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses)
  • (n) wrangler: (someone who argues noisily or angrily)
wrangling, Noun
  • (n) haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling: (an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining))
wrap, Noun
  • (n) wrap, wrapper: (cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person)
  • (n) wrap: (a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla)
  • (n) wrapping, wrap, wrapper: (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped)
wrap, Verb
  • (v) envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose: (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering) "Fog enveloped the house"
  • (v) wind, wrap, roll, twine: (arrange or or coil around) "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
  • (v) wrap, wrap_up: (arrange or fold as a cover or protection) "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"
  • (v) wrap: (crash into so as to coil around) "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"
wraparound, Noun
  • (n) wraparound: (a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around)
wrapped, Adjective
  • (s) captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped: (giving or marked by complete attention to) "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare"; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
  • (s) cloaked, clothed, draped, mantled, wrapped: (covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak) "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks"
  • (a) wrapped: (enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like) "gaily wrapped gifts"
wrapper, Noun
  • (n) negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat: (a loose dressing gown for women)
  • (n) wrap, wrapper: (cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person)
  • (n) wrapping, wrap, wrapper: (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped)
wrapping, Noun
  • (n) swathe, wrapping: (an enveloping bandage)
  • (n) wrapping, wrap, wrapper: (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped)
wrath, Noun
  • (n) wrath: (intense anger (usually on an epic scale))
  • (n) wrath, anger, ire, ira: (belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins))
wrathful, Adjective
  • (s) wrathful, wroth, wrothful: (vehemently incensed and condemnatory) "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"
wrawl, Verb
  • (v) howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl: (cry loudly, as of animals) "The coyotes were howling in the desert"
wreak, Verb
  • (v) bring, work, play, wreak, make_for: (cause to happen or to occur as a consequence) "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
wreath, Noun
  • (n) wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei: (flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes)
wreathe, Verb
  • (v) wreathe: (move with slow, sinuous movements)
  • (v) wreathe: (decorate or deck with wreaths) "wreathe the grave site"
  • (v) wreathe, wind: (form into a wreath)
wreck, Noun
  • (n) crash, wreck: (a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)) "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"
  • (n) shipwreck, wreck: (an accident that destroys a ship at sea)
  • (n) wreck: (something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation) "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
  • (n) wreck: (a ship that has been destroyed at sea)
wreck, Verb
  • (v) bust_up, wreck, wrack: (smash or break forcefully) "The kid busted up the car"
wreckage, Noun
  • (n) wreckage: (the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked) "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"
wrecker, Noun
  • (n) saboteur, wrecker, diversionist: (someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks)
  • (n) tow_truck, tow_car, wrecker: (a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones))
  • (n) wrecker: (someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job)
wrecking, Noun
  • (n) laying_waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking: (destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined)
  • (n) razing, wrecking: (the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled)
wrench, Noun
  • (n) twist, wrench: (a jerky pulling movement)
  • (n) wrench, twist, pull: (a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments) "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
  • (n) wrench, spanner: (a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)
wrench, Verb
  • (v) twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick: (twist suddenly so as to sprain) "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
  • (v) wrench, twist: (twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates) "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"
  • (v) wrench: (make a sudden twisting motion)
  • (v) wring, wrench: (twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish) "Wring one's hand"
wrenching, Adjective
  • (s) racking, wrenching: (causing great physical or mental suffering) "a wrenching pain"
wrestle, Noun
  • (n) wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle: (the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat) "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
wrestle, Verb
  • (v) wrestle: (combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force) "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
  • (v) wrestle: (engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate) "I wrestled with this decision for years"
  • (v) wrestle: (engage in a wrestling match) "The children wrestled in the garden"
  • (v) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist: (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
wrestler, Noun
  • (n) wrestler, grappler, matman: (combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)
wrestling, Noun
  • (n) wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle: (the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat) "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
  • (n) wrestling, rassling, grappling: (the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down)
wretched, Adjective
  • (s) deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched: (of very poor quality or condition) "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
  • (s) despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched: (morally reprehensible) "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (deserving or inciting pity) "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy"; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  • (s) miserable, suffering, wretched: (very unhappy; full of misery) "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
  • (s) miserable, wretched: (characterized by physical misery) "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"
wretchedness, Noun
  • (n) misery, wretchedness, miserableness: (a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune) "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
  • (n) wretchedness: (the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant) "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"; "the grey wretchedness of the rain"
  • (n) wretchedness: (the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry) "he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness"
wrick, Noun
  • (n) crick, kink, rick, wrick: (a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British))
wrick, Verb
  • (v) twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick: (twist suddenly so as to sprain) "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
wriggle, Noun
  • (n) wiggle, wriggle, squirm: (the act of wiggling)
wriggle, Verb
  • (v) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist: (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
wriggler, Noun
  • (n) wiggler, wriggler, squirmer: (one who can't stay still (especially a child)) "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"
  • (n) wiggler, wriggler: (larva of a mosquito)
wriggling, Adjective
  • (s) wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing: (moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion) "wiggly worms"
wriggly, Adjective
  • (s) wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing: (moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion) "wiggly worms"
wring, Noun
  • (n) squeeze, wring: (a twisting squeeze) "gave the wet cloth a wring"
wring, Verb
  • (v) contort, deform, distort, wring: (twist and press out of shape)
  • (v) extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring: (obtain by coercion or intimidation) "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
  • (v) wring, wrench: (twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish) "Wring one's hand"
  • (v) wring: (twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid) "wring the towels"
wrinkle-resistant, Adjective
  • (a) creaseproof, wrinkleproof, crease-resistant, wrinkle-resistant: (of fabric that does not wrinkle easily)
wrinkle, Noun
  • (n) wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line: (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface) "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
  • (n) wrinkle: (a minor difficulty) "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
  • (n) wrinkle: (a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different))
wrinkle, Verb
  • (v) furrow, wrinkle, crease: (make wrinkled or creased) "furrow one's brow"
  • (v) purse, wrinkle: (gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker) "purse ones's lips"
  • (v) rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle: (become wrinkled or crumpled or creased) "This fabric won't wrinkle"
  • (v) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch_up, crisp: (make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in) "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
wrinkled, Adjective
  • (a) unironed, wrinkled: ((of linens or clothes) not ironed) "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans"
  • (a) wrinkled, wrinkly: (marked by wrinkles) "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes"
wrinkleless, Adjective
  • (a) unwrinkled, wrinkleless: (not wrinkled or creased)
wrinkleproof, Adjective
  • (a) creaseproof, wrinkleproof, crease-resistant, wrinkle-resistant: (of fabric that does not wrinkle easily)
wrinkly, Adjective
  • (a) wrinkled, wrinkly: (marked by wrinkles) "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes"
wrist, Noun
  • (n) wrist, carpus, wrist_joint, radiocarpal_joint, articulatio_radiocarpea: (a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones)
wristband, Noun
  • (n) watchband, watchstrap, wristband, watch_bracelet, bracelet: (a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist)
  • (n) wristband: (band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist)
writ, Noun
  • (n) writ, judicial_writ: ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)
write-down, Noun
  • (n) write-off, write-down: ((accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset)
write-off, Noun
  • (n) write-off, write-down: ((accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset)
  • (n) write-off: (the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset)
write, Verb
  • (v) compose, write: (write music) "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
  • (v) publish, write: (have (one's written work) issued for publication) "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"
  • (v) spell, write: (write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)) "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"
  • (v) write, compose, pen, indite: (produce a literary work) "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
  • (v) write: (communicate or express by writing) "Please write to me every week"
  • (v) write, drop_a_line: (communicate (with) in writing) "Write her soon, please!"
  • (v) write: (communicate by letter) "He wrote that he would be coming soon"
  • (v) write: (mark or trace on a surface) "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
  • (v) write, save: (record data on a computer) "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
  • (v) write: (create code, write a computer program) "She writes code faster than anybody else"
writer, Noun
  • (n) writer, author: (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
  • (n) writer: (a person who is able to write and has written something)
writhe, Verb
  • (v) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist: (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
writhed, Adjective
  • (s) contorted, writhed, writhen: (twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)) "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott"
writhen, Adjective
  • (s) contorted, writhed, writhen: (twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)) "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott"
writhing, Adjective
  • (s) wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing: (moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion) "wiggly worms"
writing, Noun
  • (n) writing, authorship, composition, penning: (the act of creating written works) "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
  • (n) writing, written_material, piece_of_writing: (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)) "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
  • (n) writing: ((usually plural) the collected work of an author) "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
  • (n) writing: (letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language) "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
  • (n) writing, committal_to_writing: (the activity of putting something in written form) "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
written, Adjective
  • (a) scripted, written: (written as for a film or play or broadcast)
  • (a) written: (set down in writing in any of various ways) "written evidence"
  • (a) written: (systematically collected and written down) "written laws"
wrong-side-out, Adjective
  • (s) wrong-side-out, inside-out: (with the inside surface on the outside)
wrong, Adjective
  • (s) amiss, awry, haywire, wrong: (not functioning properly) "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
  • (s) faulty, incorrect, wrong: (characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; the wrong side of the road") "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"
  • (s) ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong: (badly timed) "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
  • (s) improper, wrong: (not appropriate for a purpose or occasion) "said all the wrong things"
  • (a) incorrect, wrong: (not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth) "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
  • (a) wrong: (contrary to conscience or morality or law) "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
  • (a) wrong: (based on or acting or judging in error) "it is wrong to think that way"
  • (s) wrong, incorrect: (not in accord with established usage or procedure) "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
  • (s) wrong: (used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward) "socks worn wrong side out"
wrong, Noun
  • (n) wrong, wrongfulness: (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law) "he feels that you are in the wrong"
  • (n) wrong, legal_injury, damage: (any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right)
wrong, Verb
  • (v) wrong: (treat unjustly; do wrong to)
wrongdoer, Noun
  • (n) wrongdoer, offender: (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
wrongdoing, Noun
  • (n) error, wrongdoing: (departure from what is ethically acceptable)
  • (n) wrongdoing, wrongful_conduct, misconduct, actus_reus: (activity that transgresses moral or civil law) "he denied any wrongdoing"
wrongful, Adjective
  • (s) unlawful, wrongful: (having no legally established claim) "the wrongful heir to the throne"
  • (s) wrongful: (unlawfully violating the rights of others) "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"
  • (s) wrongful: (not just or fair) "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"
wrongfulness, Noun
  • (n) wrong, wrongfulness: (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law) "he feels that you are in the wrong"
wrongness, Noun
  • (n) inappropriateness, wrongness: (inappropriate conduct)
  • (n) incorrectness, wrongness: (the quality of not conforming to fact or truth)
  • (n) wrongness: (contrary to conscience or morality)
wroth, Adjective
  • (s) wrathful, wroth, wrothful: (vehemently incensed and condemnatory) "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"
wrothful, Adjective
  • (s) wrathful, wroth, wrothful: (vehemently incensed and condemnatory) "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"
wrought, Adjective
  • (s) shaped, molded, wrought: (shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)) "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet"
wry, Adjective
  • (s) dry, ironic, ironical, wry: (humorously sarcastic or mocking) "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
  • (s) wry: (bent to one side) "a wry neck"
wrymouth, Noun
  • (n) wrymouth, ghostfish, Cryptacanthodes_maculatus: (eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth)
wryneck, Noun
  • (n) torticollis, wryneck: (an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted)
  • (n) wryneck: (Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck)
wuss, Noun
  • (n) weakling, doormat, wuss: (a person who is physically weak and ineffectual)
wye, Noun
  • (n) Y, y, wye: (the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet)
wyvern, Noun
  • (n) wyvern, wivern: (a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs)